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Fond du Lac attorney faces public reprimand for alleged mishandling of fees
A Fond du Lac attorney could face a public reprimand for, among other things, mishandling fees and failing to return fees he did not earn.
In-house counsel urges pro bono rule change
In-house lawyers who are not licensed in Wisconsin could come into the state to perform pro bono legal services under a proposed rule the state Supreme Court considered Wednesday.
Groups, candidates spent $4.3 million in Supreme Court race
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates and outside groups spent at least $4.3 million ahead of Tuesday's election.
Wisconsin’s 47 percent turnout smashes projection
Wisconsin election officials predicted a big turnout in Tuesday's primary — and then voters blew their number away.
Justices grill paint manufacturers over lead paint lawsuit
Two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grilled paint manufacturers on why a Milwaukee woman should not be allowed to sue them over the lead paint she was exposed to as a child.
Justices contemplate whether judges can use sentencing assessment
Wisconsin's Supreme Court is grappling with questions over whether an assessment system used to gauge a person's risk of recidivism should have been taken into account in the sentencing of a man found guilty of vehicle theft.
Voters head to polls to choose high court justices, trial judges
Although most attention is now on the contested races in Wisconsin's presidential primary, voters who head to the polls Tuesday will also have their say in various judicial races.
Control of state courts becomes a top political battleground
Much attention is being paid to the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, but equally partisan battles are being waged for control of state courts around the nation.
High court to hear oral arguments for six cases in April
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in six cases in April, including a case involving a pre-sentencing assessment and another involving a decade-old liability suit concerning lead paint.
High court reprimands Pewaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Pewaukee attorney for getting a third drunken-driving citation, as well as for various trust-account violations.
High court suspends Milwaukee family attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Milwaukee family attorney’s license for six months over 12 counts of misconduct.
Court agrees with woman injured by hot air balloon
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees with a woman injured by a runaway hot air balloon who says the company providing rides at a charity event doesn't have blanket immunity under state law.
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- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
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
