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Judicial Council strategizes response to Walker’s budget proposal
The Wisconsin Judicial Council is preparing its course of action over how to react to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate it.
Justices debate proposal to keep victims’ names private (UPDATE)
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson expressed reservations Tuesday about the latest version of a proposed rule to prevent victims’ names from appearing in appeals court briefs.
Proposal seeks to simplify discovery from out-of-state cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans to hear a proposal Monday that proponents say would make it easier for parties to a civil case in another state to compel evidence or testimony from Wisconsin residents. The proposal, shepherded by the Wisconsin Judicial Council, would rewrite Wisconsin’s law governing depositions and discovery for cases that are being filed […]
Open discovery takes away element of surprise
Trials in Florida were never boring, but there weren’t that many surprises, either.
Committee won’t pursue change to preliminary hearings (UPDATE)
Following a morning of criticism about a proposed criminal code rewrite that would eliminate preliminary hearings, a Wisconsin Judicial Council committee voted to not pursue the change Tuesday.
Criminal code overhaul on hold until next legislative session – UPDATE
A bill that would rewrite Wisconsin’s criminal code won’t be passed during the current legislative session, though its sponsor said he will reintroduce it next year.
Committee to meet on criminal code overhaul
The Assembly’s judiciary committee will hold a public hearing in Milwaukee on Friday for a bill that seeks to overhaul the state’s criminal code for the first time since 1969.
Long road ahead for proposed criminal code overhaul
A proposal to rewrite Wisconsin’s criminal code is drawing ire from some because of a clause that would eliminate preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Board of Bar Examiners seeks clarity for foreign-educated attorneys
Wisconsin’s Board of Bar Examiners wants clearer guidelines when determining the eligibility of foreign-educated attorneys for the bar exam.
Budget reinstates half of Judicial Council’s annual costs
The Wisconsin Judicial Council will remain in business, with a paid staff attorney, after the state budget signed Sunday by Gov. Scott Walker included money to maintain the agency. But the 2011-13 budget only pays for half the annual operating costs of the council, providing $69,700 of the $127,700 the council was given in the […]
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