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Case questions whether expungement can be sought after sentencing
Must judges consider whether criminal defendants are eligible to have their criminal records wiped clean if the possibility of elimination is not first brought up during sentencing proceedings?
ATJ commission asking high court to increase pro hac vice application fee
A body that works to ensure poorer Wisconsin residents have access to the civil-justice system is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to help it continue to operate. The Access to Justice Commission is a 17-person body established by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2009. The commission’s work has ranged from supporting a rule change to let […]
High court unanimously approves changes to appellate briefing rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has approved changes to the appellate rules of procedure for multi-party briefs and briefs concerning guardians ad litem.
Justices OK overhaul of state class-action rule, defer decision on bar dues proposal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to change the state’s class action rule to mirror the federal rule but deferred a decision on whether to adopt new rules for how the Wisconsin State Bar should spend members’ dues.
Tensions high at hearing on dues proposal
Despite reports of her absence from oral argument last week because of illness, Justice Shirley Abrahamson appeared to be on the mend on Monday, interrupting her colleagues on the court and drilling attorneys on their positions.
State Supreme Court hopeful arrested twice in 1989
A circuit judge running for the state Supreme Court was arrested twice nearly 30 years ago during abortion protests.
Bill overriding recent SCOTUS, Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions gets hearing
A panel of lawmakers is preparing to hear a bill that would undo recent court decisions involving the sale and development of land.
Court declines to weigh in on case involving legal malpractice
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided on Thursday not to weigh in on an appeal of a dismissal of a legal-malpractice case filed against a Brookfield lawyer by the owner of a landscaping company whom he had represented in a personal-injury case.
High court issues order on changes to evidence rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday formally adopting several changes to the state’s rules of evidence. The justices decided to: Change Wisconsin’s rule for allowing past criminal convictions to be introduced to impeach witnesses. Wis. Stat. 906.09 will now conform with state case law and courtroom practice. In its current form, the rule […]
High court to hold public hearing on bar-dues proposal
A proposal going before the Wisconsin Supreme Court later this month would put tougher restrictions on how the Wisconsin State Bar spends lawyers’ mandatory dues.
Report: High court disciplines fewer lawyers
Fewer lawyers were disciplined in the state's most recent fiscal year and grievances were less common than in the year before, even as the allegations that state regulators were most likely to hear about continued to involve attorneys practicing family and criminal law.
Disciplinary Proceedings
We review Referee James R. Erickson's report recommending, consistent with a stipulation executed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Michael M. Rajek, that we dismiss a pending disciplinary complaint against Attorney Rajek.
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- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
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- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
- ACS Selects University of Wisconsin Law School’s Miriam Seifter for 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award
- People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots
- Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor’s call to spend $125M to combat ‘forever chemicals’
- Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects
- Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz admits ‘mistakes were made’
- Colombian national extradited to Milwaukee faces International narcotics-trafficking conspiracy charge
- MPD: Milwaukee homicides down nearly 40 percent compared to last year
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