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High court conflict threatens credibility
Friendship is not a job requirement for the co-workers on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But the level of animosity among some members of the court, particularly illustrated by the public spat between Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice David Prosser, will lead to a drop in productivity, said Erin Johnston, a Chicago-based workplace conflict resolution […]
Court considers exclusionary rule
By Kimberly Atkins Lawyers USA The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tussled Monday with the limits of the exclusionary rule when the police conduct a search in a way that is lawful at the time, but later deemed unconstitutional by the Court. Willie Gene Davis, the petitioner in Davis v. U.S., was a passenger […]
Sick day law could scare away firms
An appellate court ruling supporting mandatory paid sick leave for Milwaukee-based companies has some law firms considering a move outside the city. Matthew Katz, firm administrator for Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC, Milwaukee, said depending on how the law is interpreted, it could motivate the firm, which has been in the city for 160 […]
Supreme Court overrules tax-challenge restrictions (UPDATE)
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that taxpayers who want to challenge their tax assessments are entitled to full court reviews of their challenges, a decision that critics feared could embolden businesses to threaten litigation unless cities reduce their property taxes. The 4-3 ruling overturns a 2008 […]
Prosser says he won’t recuse himself in union rights case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser says he won’t recuse himself from deciding whether the state’s highest court should consider a lawsuit filed over a recently passed law taking away collective bargaining rights from public employees. A state appeals court on Thursday said the Supreme Court should take the case. A […]
Appeals court cedes Wis. union law to higher court (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court declined to rule Thursday on whether to allow a law stripping public employee unions of nearly all their collective bargaining rights to take effect, saying the issue should be decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It’s appropriate for the state’s highest court […]
Labor law covers oral complaints
Employees in Wisconsin no longer need to file a written complaint to come within the anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The U.S. Supreme Court held March 22 that an oral complaint suffices, provided it is “sufficiently clear and detailed for a reasonable employer to understand it, in light of both content and […]
Supreme Court candidates spar in another debate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser says he’s an independent, unpredictable judge. Prosser is trying to fend off a challenge from Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in the April 5 election. She has been trying to paint Prosser as an extension of the Republican Party rather than an impartial judge. Both […]
Supreme Court limits DNR’s power
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says the state does not have the authority to determine whether state-issued water pollution permits comply with federal law. The court’s 5-2 ruling Wednesday comes in the case of environmentalists who argued a permit was improperly issued in 2005 to Georgia-Pacific’s Broadway Mill in Green Bay. According […]
Wis. justice says he doesn’t start fights on court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Incumbent Justice David Prosser says he’s not the cause of the bitter infighting that has consumed the state Supreme Court. Prosser faced challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg during a forum Tuesday in front of the Dane County Bar Association. Asked how he could improve civility on the court, Prosser responded by defending himself, […]
Supreme Court candidates spar over impartiality
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — With Wisconsin’s Supreme Court expected to take on a case that came out of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to curb collective bargaining rights for public workers, a debate between a justice seeking re-election and a prosecutor challenging him for the seat quickly turned to impartiality Monday. […]
DOJ files to appeal union law order (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The Republican-controlled state Assembly passed the bill the next day and Walker signed it on March 11. Ozanne’s lawsuit contends Republicans didn’t give the proper 24-hour public notice that the committee planned to meet, violating Wisconsin’s open meetings law. Sumi said that’s a crucial point as she justified the emergency […]
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