Above The Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This is THE worst thing the Wisconsin Bar could spend their members’ dues on. The post Wisconsin Institute For Law And Liberty Fights For Right To Not Support Minorities appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 15, 2022

A Wisconsin county judge Thursday granted an injunction against the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in statewide elections. The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) issued guidance to county clerks about the use of drop boxes in March and again in August of 2020 , in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2021

The Archdiocese of Wisconsin filed suit Friday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), alleging that the department’s COVID-19 policy restricting ministers’ access to prisoners violates state law. To address COVID-19 concerns, the Wisconsin DOC adopted a policy temporarily suspending all visits.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2021

On Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling on whether the Wisconsin Elections Commission has a duty to remove voters who may have moved from the rolls, holding that it is not a duty for the commission. Wisconsin liberals have claimed that the policy could remove voters who should remain on the lists.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2021

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Department of Health Services (DHS) lacked authority to limit capacities for indoor public gatherings. ” The Tavern League of Wisconsin, along with other businesses, challenged Emergency Order 3, arguing that the order was invalidly enacted. Wisconsin Stat.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“Quick appeal vowed in ruling finding Wisconsin’s 1849 law doesn’t ban abortions”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. ” You can access today’s ruling of the Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court at this link.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 12, 2022

“News media groups want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that weakened the open records law”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 20, 2024

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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HowAppealing

APRIL 29, 2022

“Court rejects free-speech challenge to mandatory bar dues in Wisconsin”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. And Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Mandatory Membership in State Bar of Wisconsin Constitutional.” ” Chief Judge Diane S.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 23, 2023

“The Supreme Court Stopped Short of a Radical Act; Both the mifepristone ruling and the Wisconsin judicial election suggest the politics of court reform are shifting”: Law professor Aziz Huq has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 29, 2023

Wisconsin's Supreme Court Breaks In To A "No, You!" The post Wisconsin Is Known For Cheese And Judicial Beef — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. Battle: The spat is somewhere in between our highest values and high school bickering.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

“Federal appeals court finds parts of state hunter harassment law unconstitutional”: Chris Rickert of The Wisconsin State Journal recently had this report on a decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Monday.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 20, 2020

“Shirley Abrahamson, longest-serving member of Wisconsin Supreme Court, dies at 87”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. And Elizabeth Beyer of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “ Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson dies at 87.”

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HowAppealing

JUNE 14, 2023

“Armslist Not Liable for Hosting Gun Sale Ads That Led to Purchases by People Who Used the Guns Criminally; The Seventh Circuit so holds, applying Wisconsin tort law, and not reaching the 47 U.S.C. § Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Monday. 230 issue” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Retired Juneau County, Wisconsin judge John “Jack” Roemer was shot and killed in his home in what the state attorney general described as a “targeted act” against the judicial system by a man who also had several high-profile government officials as potential targets, reports the New York Times. Wisconsin Gov. The shooter, Douglas K.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 29, 2023

The post Wisconsin Chief Justice Accuses Colleagues Of A ‘Coup’ But It Sounds A Lot More Like She Just Doesn’t Like The Election Results appeared first on Above the Law. There's a lot of anger between these judges.

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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. Attorney Schuyler File sued the State Bar of Wisconsin over compulsory association membership and fees, arguing that the payments violate his First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 28, 2022

“Tony Evers, Josh Kaul file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning abortions, calling it unenforceable”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. Supreme Court removed constitutional protections for abortions last week.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2021

A man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court, claiming that local law enforcement officials conspired with white nationalist militias during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last year in Wisconsin. Rittenhouse faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has shifted from a conservative majority to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years, following the recent victory of Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz in the spring election, Temia Fowikes reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She will begin her 10-year term on Aug. Roggensack.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Ohio courts do not have to defer to a state agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas reversed the Board’s decision without affording any deference to the agency’s interpretation of the relevant statute.

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Mondaq

JULY 12, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Bohren granted a motion brought by the Wisconsin Department of Justice on behalf of the Wisconsin.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard the case of Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , a consolidated case involving approximately $150 Million dollars in unclaimed money. The court is asked to interpret “money order” as used in 12 USC §§ 2501-03 and Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Travelers Checks Act of 1974.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by a court-appointed redistricting commission, for failing to preserve communities of interest.

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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. The lower court citing Supreme Court precedents in Lathrop v. The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit agreed with the lower court and affirmed its holding.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. We share what we found below.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

* Texas woman heads to court to get an abortion after learning the fetus is not viable and seriously threatens her health. Slate ] * Wisconsin's radical anti-union law could soon meet its match. [ Oh My Fraud ] * A pair of mid-sized firms pair up to create a firm that should make the next Am Law 200.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 16, 2021

Technology continues to flourish in the legal community as online marketplaces provide impressive transparent legal support services to law firms. Online platforms bring transparency to law firms, providing a means to compare and make the best selection of services that are easily outsourced. Why the hesitancy?

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Above The Law

AUGUST 10, 2023

ProPublica ] * ABA encouraging law firms to redouble efforts to expand diversity. before the Supreme Court makes it illegal. Bloomberg Law News ] * Lawsuit alleges private attorney took on upwards of 600 indigent client criminal cases, collecting huge sums from the city, and then not doing any work. That's not totally true.

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Above The Law

JULY 22, 2022

Whiter Shade Of Pale : Supreme Court clerkships are overwhelmingly white and male. Toxic : Wisconsin forever chemicals. — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. but they also managed to skip over a whole lot of better schools to give ASSLaw two slots so there's that. It's a weird list of schools. That sounds scary.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Activists across the country are calling for a shooting murder case against a 10-year-old boy to be removed into juvenile court, Elliot Hughes reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin law allows children as young as 10 years old to be charged as adults for certain violent crimes.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 3, 2022

Plaintiff in this case filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin hospital resulting from an injury on hospital grounds. During discovery, plaintiff requested "all documents, communication.

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Mondaq

JUNE 21, 2022

On April 12, 2022, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Bohren issued an oral decision concerning a legal challenge from an Oconomowoc-based dry-cleaner Leather Rich, Inc.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 18, 2022

A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2023

The post State Supreme Court Justice Uncorks Bonkers Tantrum That You Really Have To Read To Believe appeared first on Above the Law. Powerful conservative white women ranting about wokeness and quoting Martin Luther King? Check and check!

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HowAppealing

MARCH 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link. ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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Law 360

APRIL 20, 2022

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's win in a suit in Wisconsin federal court accusing the retail giant of violating federal law by firing an employee with Down syndrome, arguing that a jury was wrong when it sided with the agency. Walmart is looking to erase the U.S.

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