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DA wants new prosecutor in Supreme Court probe (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison prosecutor wants a judge to pick someone else to handle allegations state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser attacked a liberal colleague. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Monday he wants to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. The high court was […]
POMMER: Doubtful Supreme Court would overrule redistricting
Democrats are sniffling that the Republican-adopted legislative redistricting is unfair to them.
View from around the state: Court reform Q&A
Now that a bipartisan proposal to appoint — rather than elect — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices is before the Legislature, a slew of readers want to know more.
Letter to the editor: Conditional admission rule is a win-win
While I welcome the coverage the Wisconsin Law Journal in the June 27, 2011, edition afforded to the new conditional admission rule adopted last month by the state Supreme Court, I hope that your readers will not be distracted by the possible implication of the article, that the new CA rule is somehow intended to (or likely to) put further hurdles in front of applicants for admission to the bar.
U.S. Supreme Court creates confusion on foreign product liability
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that state courts did not have the authority to hear product liability cases against foreign manufacturers could spell the end of the “stream of commerce” theory of personal jurisdiction.
Walker announces fund transfer settlement (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The state of Wisconsin has reached an agreement with the Wisconsin Medical Society over the repayment of a fund that was raided in 2007 to help balance the budget. The agreement signed Wednesday calls for the state to repay the $200 million taken from the fund and pay $34 million in […]
Supreme Court rules in drunken driving case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the sixth drunken driving conviction of man who no one actually saw driving a vehicle or even sitting behind the wheel. The 2007 conviction of Greg Kandutsch was based solely on circumstantial evidence generated from a computer report […]
Who reigned Supreme? Experts debate if U.S. Supreme Court term was pro-business or pro-plaintiff
BOSTON, MA — Each June when the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its term, the same question is asked in legal circles: who won more – businesses or plaintiffs? While typically neither business leaders nor trial lawyers are known for passing on an opportunity to celebrate success, a funny thing happened this year: no one […]
Supreme Court rules in school expulsion case (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that circuit courts do not have the authority to order schools to provide alternative educational opportunities for expelled students. The court ruled in a case involving a 15-year-old high school student who was expelled for three semesters from a […]
High court upholds damages in jerky feud
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has upheld $5 million in damages for a man who claims his father and brother unfairly squeezed him out of the family’s giant beef jerky company. The decision marks another step in a long-running court battle between Jay Link and his father, John Link, and his brother, […]
Supreme Court denies new homicide trial
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says a man accused of taking part in a Milwaukee shooting won’t get a new trial. A jury in 2008 convicted Olu Rhodes of being a part to first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Robert Davis. Prosecutors believe Rhodes wanted revenge against Davis because Davis had […]
Wis. Supreme Court decides case on Lemon Law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court says Mercedes-Benz’s financing company violated state law when it enforced a lease of a car returned under the Lemon Law. Steven Kilian had sought damages in Waukesha County after Mercedes-Benz Financial Services notified him that he was delinquent on lease payments for a vehicle he returned in […]
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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
