A Fond du Lac attorney is fighting a recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand him over several charges of misconduct.
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Federal court says ex-lawyer waited too long to appeal order to pay OLR
A federal appeals court has ruled that a district court judge got it right when he refused to let a former La Crosse lawyer appeal a bankruptcy judge’s order to pay for his disciplinary hearing.
Read More »Justices issue tie ruling without revealing votes (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday released an unusual decision in which none of the justices identified how they voted in a tie — the first time that's happened in nearly 40 years.
Read More »Justices to weigh in on attorney charged with taking unearned fees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on the disciplinary case of an Appleton lawyer charged with taking clients’ money without doing work and refusing to refund the money.
Read More »State Supreme Court to decide government immunity dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on a case that could clarify when immunity kicks in for contractors working on a government project.
Read More »State v. Howes: SCOW’s latest rejection of McNeely
As David Howes lay unconscious and injured in his hospital bed, a Dane County Sheriff’s Deputy took the curious step of reading to him the warnings from the “informing the accused” form, and then asking the form’s ultimate question: “Will you submit to an evidentiary chemical test of your blood?”
Read More »Judicial Council files proposal to update class-action statute
A group of lawyers, judges and lawmakers have filed a proposal to revise the state’s class-action statute so that they mirror federal rules.
Read More »Judicial recusal proposal bumped off agenda
The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t be discussing Thursday whether to take up a proposal to modify the state’s judicial recusal rules.
Read More »State Supreme Court to weigh in on government immunity dispute
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on a case that could clarify when immunity kicks in for contractors working on a government project.
Read More »View from around the state: Why independence is worth preserving
Political interests keep grasping for judicial control.
Read More »View from around the state: Keep court oversight free of bias, conflict
Independent oversight of Wisconsin's judges and court commissioners is at risk in Gov. Scott Walker's proposed new state budget.
Read More »Supreme Court won’t give sex offender release hearing
The state Supreme Court says a sex offender doesn't deserve a release hearing because he talks more, has joined a fitness group and talks more with his family.
Read More »Change could be coming to judges’ education requirements
The Office of Judicial Education's office for Municipal Court Education is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to make certain changes to the state’s mandatory education requirements for municipal judges.
Read More »Republicans shoot down changes to concealed-carry law
Republican lawmakers say Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is firing blanks if he thinks he can convince the Legislature to give him the authority to prohibit guns on his city's buses.
Read More »Justices to hear oral arguments in lawyer-discipline, workers’ comp, contracts cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear three cases in March involving appeals in lawyer-discipline and workers’ compensation cases and a certified case involving contracts.
Read More »Madison attorney fighting license suspension
A Madison attorney is fighting a recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court should suspend his license two times longer than what lawyer-regulation authorities had requested.
Read More »Court: Police can take blood from unconscious drivers (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers can take blood samples from unconscious drivers without a warrant under certain circumstances.
Read More »Referee recommends public reprimand for Fond du Lac attorney
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand a Fond du Lac attorney over 10 counts of alleged misconduct.
Read More »Justices probe lawyers in double jeopardy case
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grilled lawyers in the case of an Ozaukee County woman who was challenging sex assault convictions on the grounds that the state cannot not charge her for two crimes when her misdeeds had stemmed from only one action.
Read More »Supreme Court denies DNA testing in 1982 homicide
The state Supreme Court says a man convicted in a decades-old homicide isn't entitled to DNA testing.
Read More »High court to hear double jeopardy, registered agents cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in three cases, two involving double-jeopardy claims and one involving out-of-state corporations.
Read More »Court: Sheriff exempt from releasing immigration records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Milwaukee's sheriff does not have to release immigration detainer forms for people he's holding at his jail for federal authorities.
Read More »Divided state Supreme Court upholds DNA fee (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that a law requiring felons to pay a surcharge for DNA testing was properly applied in the case of a Racine woman.
Read More »Milwaukee attorney challenging referee’s findings in disciplinary case
A Milwaukee attorney is challenging a referee’s recommendation that his license to practice be suspended for a year despite reaching a stipulation with the state’s lawyer-regulation agency.
Read More »Justices issue order repealing dead man’s statute
It’s official — the dead man’s statute is dead starting July 1.
Read More »High court revokes Eau Claire attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of an Eau Claire attorney and ordered him to pay more than $16,000 in restitution.
Read More »Change to state class-action rule on way to Supreme Court
A proposal to update Wisconsin’s rules for class-action lawsuits will soon be filed with the state Supreme Court.
Read More »Justices skeptical of board’s authority to sanction judge
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Friday of arguments that an agency charged with reviewing crime victims' rights could sanction a judge for holding off on sentencing a defendant in a sex-assault case.
Read More »Practitioners weigh in on ruling on admissibility of toxicology reports
Even though a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling from last week resolved conflicting case law governing the admissibility of certain toxicology reports, criminal-law practitioners say it did little to answer questions over testimonial hearsay.
Read More »High court: No additional suspension for Milwaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to respond to dozens of counts of misconduct against a Milwaukee lawyer by tacking on more requirements to his conditional reinstatement and ordering him to pay restitution instead of suspending his license.
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