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Million-dollar judicial getaway irks US senators
Despite facing criticism from GOP lawmakers, a pricey Hawaiian judicial conference attended by lawyers, judges and two Supreme Court justices took place last weekend.
Scalia: There’s no pouting on the SCOTUS
Justice Antonin Scalia told NPR’s Nina Totenberg that people should not believe that divided Supreme Court rulings, like the one in the health care law decision, causes hard feelings among the justices.
Walker weighs in on Supreme Court justice complaints
Gov. Scott Walker says the process for reviewing complaints against sitting state Supreme Court justices must be one that instills confidence, but he won't say whether changes should be brought.
Report: Suspend ex-Wis. DA Kratz’s license for 4 months
A special referee is recommending a less severe punishment for a former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of sexual harassment.
THE DARK SIDE: Medicaid case fails test for jury
Last month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the state is entitled to a jury trial when suing a private actor for Medicaid fraud under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (State v. Abbott Laboratories, 2012 WI 62).
Policy wording at heart of state Supreme Court case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in fall will hear a construction litigation case in which an insurance company might be compelled to pay more than $600,000 in subrogation claims based on the interpretation of the word “occurrence,” the economic loss doctrine and commercial general liability policy exclusionary language.
Appeals court: School graduations in Wis. church crossed line
High school graduations in a southeastern Wisconsin church adorned with religious symbols and literature violated the separation of church and state, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
US high court poised to take another look at class actions
After a series of rulings that left some litigators questioning the future of class action litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will wade into the issue once again next term.
Justices of US Supreme Court say bad feelings fade
There seems to be more interest in the behind-the-scenes relationships between the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court than in the cause of the split between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Florida Supreme Court suspends lawyer for bad-mouthing client
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday drove home the point that a lawyer must keep personal feelings in check when terminating a relationship with a client.
Will public opinion sway US Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage rulings?
So if the Supreme Court takes public opinion into consideration -- as some pundits assert was the case in Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s switched vote on the health care decision -- what does that mean for the upcoming cases involving same-sex marriage rights?
Wis. court: Regulators properly approved wind farm (UPDATE)
Wisconsin regulators properly approved a Madison-based utility's plan to build a wind farm in southern Minnesota, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that dramatically lightens the regulatory burden for utilities' out-of-state projects.
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