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State Supreme Court suspends attorney for 1 year
Wisconsin justices on Friday suspended a Milwaukee-area attorney from practicing law in Wisconsin for one year.
FAMILY LAW: The good, bad and ugly family court opinions of 2012
As a family law attorney, I prefer when the courts get it right. It makes it much easier to practice law when there is consistency.
Wis. high court candidates file nomination papers
Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court jabbed at each other Wednesday as they filed their nomination signatures, attacking each other's tactics and trading barbs over experience.
Wis. Supreme Court candidates turn in nomination papers (UPDATE)
Two state Supreme Court hopefuls have filed nomination papers for this spring's elections.
Racine sex assault case tests health record access
The Wisconsin Supreme Court must decide whether defendants should get managed access to mental health records of an alleged molestation victim in a case tied to the criminal prosecution of a billionaire executive from Racine.
Convicted serial killer appeals to Wis. high court
A Milwaukee man convicted of killing seven women over a 21-year period is asking the state Supreme Court to hear an appeal of his convictions, a step his lawyer acknowledged was a "longshot."
State high court reprimands attorney for impugning judge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday publicly reprimanded Milwaukee attorney Timothy Riordan for misconduct, despite the attorney’s protest.
Wisconsin justices to consider several construction issues
Uncollectable legal judgments, government immunity for private contractors and “puffery” are at the core of three cases the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear in the current session, each possibly affecting the construction industry in different ways.
Deadline looms for state’s Supreme Court candidates (UPDATE)
Those hoping to run for a position on the state Supreme Court are making a final push to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot.
School petitions high court over graduation flap
The dispute over whether Brookfield public high school can hold graduation ceremonies inside a church could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Appeals court postpones ruling on domestic partners (UPDATE)
A vicious snowstorm has forced a state appeals court to delay releasing a ruling on whether Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry.
State justices to consider novel issues in prayer case death
When the parents of 11-year-old Kari Neumann saw their daughter lying on the floor, breathing roughly, with bluish legs, the state of Wisconsin believes they should have known that Kari needed immediate medical attention.
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- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
