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High court revokes disbarred Minn. attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Minnesota attorney who was disbarred in his home state.
High court suspends Milwaukee attorney’s license for mishandling money
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Milwaukee attorney for 60 days for mishandling money belonging to clients and third parties.
High court suspends Westby attorney’s license for 60 days
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Westby lawyer's license for 60 days.
High court to weigh in on whether to suspend attorney’s license over misconduct in New York
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide Thursday whether to impose reciprocal discipline on an attorney whose New York license was suspended last year.
Rules proposal would let attorney-mediators draft settlement documents in family cases
The Director of State Courts is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to make a rule change that would let lawyers who are mediators draft the legal documents that result from family-law related mediations.
High court kicks off first round of oral arguments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicked off its first round of oral arguments Thursday with two criminal cases and a new seating chart.
High court to hear arguments in dispute between construction firm, insurance company
A case next week before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could help clarify when insurance companies are obliged to defend construction companies that are being sued by their clients.
Attorneys demand return of John Doe documents, investigation
Attorneys who fought a now-closed probe into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to order prosecutors to return all documents seized in the case and order an investigation into who leaked some of them to a newspaper.
No pay raise for judges in high court’s budget request
Despite recent calls for an increase in pay for state judges, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently submitted a budget request with no requests for additional money for the coming biennium.
OLR wants discipline for California attorney booted out of patent bar
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to discipline a California attorney who has been banned from practicing in at least two other jurisdictions.
Justices to tackle if lower court improperly applied DNA surcharge in Racine woman’s case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in a case questioning whether a law requiring felons to pay a surcharge for DNA testing should have been applied retroactively in a Racine woman’s burglary conviction.
High court to tackle DNA surcharges
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in a case questioning whether a law requiring felons to pay a surcharge for DNA testing should have been applied retroactively in a Racine woman's burglary conviction.
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