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Supreme Court shoots down open deliberations (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday shot down proposals to hold private deliberations in public, but is still considering a therapeutic resolution to internal bickering that has plagued the court.
View from around the state: Chief justice sends strong signal
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson recently indicated in a memo to her colleagues that she wants her Wisconsin Supreme Court to be more transparent.
Bill proposing Supreme Court appointments to be introduced this week
Legislation calling for state Supreme Court justices to be appointed instead of elected could be introduced this week.
The term of the century? Blockbuster cases await Supreme Court this session
This U.S. Supreme Court term has all the makings of a blockbuster, with issues such as the constitutionality of the federal health care reform law, the ability of states to pass tough immigration enforcement laws and same-sex marriage rights all set to fall squarely at the Court’s doorstep.
Lawmakers call for hearing on U.S. Supreme Court recusal bill
First Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court is just around the corner, and some congressional Democrats are stepping up their push to try to make Supreme Court justices step aside in cases where they have financial or political ties.
Bill would let crime victims sue officials (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Crime victims could sue public officials who harass them under a bill Republican lawmakers have introduced in hopes of discouraging prosecutors and police from using their positions to take advantage of vulnerable victims. The measure comes in response to the sordid tale of former Calumet County […]
Health care case puts spotlight on Supreme Court recusals
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to decide whether to take up the constitutional challenge to the nation’s health care law, but already some critics are stepping up calls for two justices to recuse themselves from considering the case.
Supreme Court to hear water quality case (UPDATE)
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court was set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether a municipality can hold farms to stricter water-quality standards than the state requires. The case is the first to test a state law governing the expansion of livestock farm […]
Attorney: New campaign ad rules too broad (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rule designed to regulate those nasty campaign ads that flood Wisconsin air waves every fall could stifle political speech across the state, an attorney for a coalition of conservative groups argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The group wants the high court to […]
Prosser won’t sit on case involving his attorney (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser will not hear a campaign finance case being argued next week by the attorney who represented him in a recount of his election victory. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that Prosser told parties involved in the case on Thursday that he would step aside. […]
Attorney suspended, mental health questioned
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended sole practitioner Michael Erspamer’s license for 60 days.
View from around the state: Justices must repair court’s reputation
The shameful incident involving a physical altercation between two justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court is closed. But there is a long way to go before the damage to the court's reputation can be repaired.
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- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
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- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
