Court Rules Lawyers Wisconsin 
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 31, 2025
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.
JURIST
MAY 2, 2022
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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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
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…
JonathanTurley
JUNE 20, 2024
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.
JURIST
JULY 17, 2021
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.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
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]
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
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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