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High court to hear arguments in case of attorney charged with mishandling money
The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicks off the year’s oral arguments with three cases, including a disciplinary case in which a Milwaukee lawyer is challenging more than a dozen charges of misconduct. The high court will hear oral arguments at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the case of Milwaukee attorney Christopher Meisel, who the Office of Lawyer […]
HOW THE JUDGES FARED: A look at 2016’s affirmed and reversal rates
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued nearly 800 decisions in 2016 and affirmed circuit-court judges throughout the state about 86 percent of the time. Of the cases that the Wisconsin Supreme Court chose to review, the justices released 42 decisions and affirmed trial-court judges 65 percent of the time.
Supreme Court chief proposes pay hikes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice wants raises of more than $20,000 a year for herself and other judges, saying judicial pay in Wisconsin is among the lowest in the country.
High court: Doctor’s testimony based on personal experience satisfies Daubert standards
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that two lower courts were right when they allowed a medical expert to draw on personal experiences for his testimony in a medical-malpractice case.
Ziegler submits signatures for re-election
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler has filed nearly 4,000 signatures to get on the ballot this spring.
View from around the state: State court got it wrong; public has right to videos
Overturning two lower court rulings, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck a blow for government secrecy.
BENCH BLOG: Hot pursuit for a brake-light violation?
In its first non-disciplinary case of the term, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a 3-1-3 decision for the second time in six months despite the presence of a new justice.
High court rules Racine apartment complex should get property tax refund
The owners of the Regency West Apartments in Racine are in for a tax refund after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that city officials had affixed too high an assessment to their property.
High court to weigh in on Racine property tax assessment challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled Thursday to weigh in on a tax assessment dispute between the city of Racine and the owner of a nine-building, 72-unit apartment complex.
Proposal in front of Supreme Court would give lawyer-mediators in family cases the ability to craft documents
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is asking practitioners and others to weigh in on a proposed rule change that would allow lawyers who mediate family law disputes to also draft legal documents that result from those negotiations.
High court to take first crack at provisions requiring bench trials
Should a jury waiver be deemed unenforceable unless the person who signed it can be shown to have acted in a knowing and voluntary manner? What if the signer, because of his experience and occupation, could be expected to have a certain amount of expertise regarding contracts?
High court dismisses some charges against West Allis attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a West Allis attorney but dismissed some of the charges filed against her.
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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
