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Reports show animosity between Supreme Court justices
A liberal state Supreme Court justice told detectives a conservative colleague put his hands on her neck but never applied pressure, while he claims he was simply trying to ward her off as she charged him with a clenched fist, according to investigative reports released Friday.
Prosecutor won’t charge Wisconsin justice (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin state Supreme Court justice who staved off an unusually intense campaign to replace him this summer will not face criminal charges over allegations that he tried to choke a liberal colleague, a prosecutor said Thursday. Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett, a special […]
Striking jurors based on gender is ineffective assistance
If a criminal defense attorney uses his peremptory challenges to exclude potential jurors because of race or gender, he violates the Equal Protection Clause, the Rules of Professional Responsibility and provides ineffective assistance of counsel.
Spinning the wheels of justice
The 115th paragraph of a July 8 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion consists of a single sentence: “… Justice MICHAEL J. GABLEMAN joins this concurrence.”
Court considers clarifying right to counsel
On television, interrogation of a suspect in police custody immediately ceases upon the arrival of an attorney hired by a family member, whether the suspect has invoked his right to counsel or not.
Just where is the Supreme Court’s jury box?
When people ask Brian Lamb, CEO of C-SPAN, when we're going to see cameras in the Supreme Court, instead of answering, he asks them a question instead. "Where is the jury box in the Supreme Court?" he asks.
Former justice to join Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
The Milwaukee-based law firm of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP confirmed Tuesday that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler Jr. will be joining the firm, starting Thursday. Butler, a University of Wisconsin Law School grad, served as an assistant state public defender from 1972 to 1992, when he joined the Milwaukee Municipal Court. He […]
View from around the state: Lawyer discipline needs independent review
The state agency that polices lawyers has launched a review of its processes after revelations that dozens of lawyers with criminal records are still practicing law in Wisconsin and that unsuspecting clients may have entrusted lawyers suspected of corruption with thousands of dollars.
NLRB nominee block could cause headaches
By Kimberly Atkins Dolan Media Newswires BOSTON — For the National Labor Relations Board, next year could be déjà vu all over again. Just last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the normally five-member NLRB, which is responsible for enforcing federal labor laws, acted without authority when it handed down nearly 600 decisions with only […]
Madison lawyer runs into bar exam roadblock
Madison attorney Steve Levine wants to know what those who sat for the most recent Wisconsin bar exam thought about the experience.
Transgender inmates win appeal over treatments (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling striking down a Wisconsin law banning publicly funded hormone therapy for transgender inmates, saying denying the treatment amounted to torture. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision came in a case brought by a group […]
State repays medical malpractice fund
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says the state has repaid a medical malpractice fund $233 million after a raid in 2007 done to help balance the budget. Walker announced the payment Tuesday in Green Bay. The state reached an agreement last month with the Wisconsin Medical Society over the final payment after the […]
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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
