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

JonathanTurley

In Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist , a court informs the irascible character of Mr. Bumble that it assumes a level of control of his wife’s conduct. Mr. Bumble responds that “if the law supposes that, the law is a ass – a idiot.” Village of Egg Harbor that a sidewalk is not a “pedestrian way.” In Regina v.

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

LawTechnologyToday

AI in law is a relatively new and continually expanding concept. Criminal Law. AI in criminal law may be a more widespread phenomenon than you realize. Police forces have used predictive crime mapping algorithms for years now, and some courts have turned to AI to manage parole. In Loomis v.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly.

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Court Dismisses Sixth Count Against Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. Now, after the jury was brought back into the room for the instructions and closing arguments, the court informed the jurors that there would be no sixth count.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Any first-year law student knows that you cannot comment on the silence of a Mirandized defendant after an arrest under the Fifth Amendment – let alone ignore a court order. Wisconsin has a strong self-defense standard.

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court has returned to the bench for its November oral argument session. While none of the cases are considered “blockbusters,” the Court considered key issues related to employment, securities, healthcare, and white-collar criminal law. The Court will now weigh in to resolve the circuit split. .§

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Protests Arise at UW-Madison After Alleged Assailants of Chinese Student are Charged with Misdemeanors in Brutal Attack

JonathanTurley

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.