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Supreme Court likely to embrace expanded tax exemption for religious charities

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to the argument by a Catholic Charities chapter that Wisconsin violated the Constitution when it refused to give the group the same exemption from the states unemployment tax that it provides to churches, religious schools, and some religious groups.

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Federal appeals court upholds bar dues despite free speech concerns

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Friday ruled that required bar dues for lawyers in Wisconsin are constitutional. File based his argument around two Supreme Court cases that seemingly contradict one another: Keller v. .”

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Lawyer can’t erase costs of disciplinary proceedings in bankruptcy, 7th Circuit rules

ABA Journal

A Wisconsin lawyer can’t use bankruptcy to avoid an order to pay the costs of an ethics proceeding against him, a federal appeals court ruled

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Sidewalks are Not “Pedestrian Ways” to Allow for Eminent Domain Seizures

JonathanTurley

The scene came to mind with a decision yesterday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 in Sojenhomer v. ” Lawyers in Wisconsin are already sending around Bumble-like harrumphs to the decision, which is a testament to the ability of judges to ignore plain meaning to achieve desired results.

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Federal court rejects challenge to Michigan’s State Bar membership mandate

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected Thursday a challenge to the mandatory membership requirements imposed by the State Bar of Michigan. Lucille Taylor, a lawyer from Michigan, challenged the state bar membership mandate on the grounds that it violates her freedom of association. Donohue and Keller v.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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A Ministerial Miranda? Washington State Democrats Target Priests in Latest Attack on Religion

JonathanTurley

The sponsors would also exempt clergy from the exception afforded to lawyers and others who obtain information solely as a result of a privileged communication. Wisconsin v. That is a high standard but the Court rejected many exemptions and ultimately handed down Employment Division v. Clergy would be added to the list.

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