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BOG in support of annual assessment
Over the last five years, Wisconsin lawyers have paid an average of about $16 a year into the Wisconsin Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection.
Wis. Supreme Court says prior convictions count
Madison - Wisconsin law is tougher on drivers under age 21 who were busted for drinking and getting behind the wheel in other states than if they were convicted in Wisconsin, a divided state Supreme Court has made clear.
New Supreme Court Cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept two new cases, both arising from a dispute between the Village of East Troy and the Lake Beulah Management District over a proposed high-capacity well. Proponents argue the well is needed to support increased development; opponents charge that pumping millions of gallons of water per day will damage the lake and surrounding wetlands.
New Supreme Court cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept nine new cases.
Court rebukes OLR, praises attorney
In a rare move, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Oct. 21 published a disciplinary opinion dismissing a case alleging that an attorney violated the rules against conflicts of interest.
Court extends rule for tribal transfers
Discretionary transfer of civil cases of concurrent jurisdiction to tribal courts will continue for at least the next five years in Wisconsin.
Fraud not required for misconduct
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed the disciplinary actions against Court of Appeals Judge Joan F. Kessler, and her husband, legislator Frederick P. Kessler.
Milwaukee sick leave case bounced back to appeals court (UPDATE)
An equally divided Wisconsin Supreme Court was unable to decide the constitutionality of a Milwaukee ordinance requiring city employers to provide sick leave to workers, according to a decision released on Thursday morning.
TIPSY-TURVY
A federal court has held that the Wisconsin Supreme Court unreasonably applied federal law when it upheld a trial court's exclusion of expert testimony based on the defendant's preliminary breath test (PBT).
PBT results should have been admitted
A federal court has held that the Wisconsin Supreme Court unreasonably applied federal law in State v. Fischer, 2010 WI 6, 322 Wis.2d 265, 778 N.W.2d 629, when it upheld a trial court's exclusion of expert testimony based on the defendant's preliminary breath test (PBT).
Court denies diploma privilege petition
The Wisconsin Supreme Court began a busy Monday by formally denying a petition to extend the diploma privilege beyond the state's two law schools.
COMPETITIVE BALANCE
If a criminal defendant cannot afford an attorney, one is provided by the court.
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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
