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Supreme Court of Wisconsin rejects property insurance claim for COVID-19-related losses

JURIST

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin Wednesday ruled that a Milwaukee-based coffee roster cannot file property insurance claims for COVID-19-related income losses. Colectivo then filed a class action complaint against Society for breach of contract damages.

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Wisconsin-Madison Under Fire Over Mandatory Anti-Racism Training

JonathanTurley

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of another controversy this week over its diversity training program. The mandatory diversity training at Wisconsin instructs students that “people of color” are not capable of being racist. There is no indication in the material that these are offered for debate.

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

LawTechnologyToday

Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved the use of a risk assessment algorithm that determined the defendant was too high-risk to receive parole. Contract disputes, for instance, require hours of due diligence that AI can automate, saving you hours of monotonous work. In Loomis v.

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‘Blood Money’: How Profit Shapes U.S. Incarceration

The Crime Report

The pursuit of profit is “inextricably intertwined” with America’s system of carceral labor, and criminal punishment, according to a forthcoming paper in the Wisconsin Law Review. In the 19th century, Appleman wrote, American cities’ economies were tied to tlabor contracts secured through private businesses and penal servitude.

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Residential Living: Wisconsin Sheriff Bars The Use of “Inmate” for Incarcerated Individuals

JonathanTurley

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett has ordered staff to stop calling incarcerated persons “inmates” or “prisoners.” A [resident] cannot enter into contracts.” ” They are now to be called “residents” or “those who are in our care.”

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Microsoft Misused Credentials From The Dark Web, Firm Says

Law 360

A Wisconsin-based information security firm is accusing Microsoft Corp. of breach of contract in a Washington state court, alleging the tech company misused stolen account credentials recovered from the dark web.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Productivity and Connectivity Tools

Attorney at Work

Catherine Tang (@attorneycat) is a business and trademark lawyer licensed in California and Wisconsin. As part of a small company, I work with contract employees, interns and other consultants as well as business partners, not to mention clients. If you’re still taking paper notes I highly recommend looking into a digital notepad!

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