|
A Step Forward
by Tony Anderson on May 13, 2008 14:21 CDT
During her inaugural address, Diane Diel made the surprising revelation that one of her goals involved promoting discussion about the mandatory nature of the State Bar of Wisconsin.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Scalia advocates a “dead” U.S. Constitution
by Tony Anderson on April 28, 2008 15:56 CDT
During a recent interview on National Public Radio, Justice Antonin Scalia explained his view that the U.S. Constitution is “dead” and should be treated as if it were. It should be viewed as it was by our forefathers in 1791. Any attempt to interpret for today opens the door for individual justices to insert their own ideas.Click for more | Comments (3)
...................................................................................................................................
Attempt to collect on Civil War-era loan pushes the limit
by Tony Anderson on April 21, 2008 12:23 CDT
How long is too long to file a lawsuit?
If you wait 147 years to file a lawsuit, you have blown any reasonable statute of limitations out of the water. Haven’t you?Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Correcting our error
by Tony Anderson on March 25, 2008 14:08 CDT
In the Milwaukee Bar Association Judicial Poll chart listed on our March 24 Around the State page, the Qualified and Not Qualified headings accidentally appeared in the wrong order. That error reversed the results for candidates in the state Supreme Court race and the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 40 race.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Butler wins in court of Milwaukee lawyers
by Tony Anderson on March 18, 2008 15:49 CDT
It should come as no surprise that Justice Louis Butler, a former Milwaukee judge, would fare better than his Burnett County challenger, Michael Gableman, when reviewed by Milwaukee lawyers.Click for more | Comments (1)
...................................................................................................................................
Does sex assault law apply to necrophilia?
by Tony Anderson on March 4, 2008 15:47 CST
Was it sexual assault if the intended victim was already dead?Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Campaign numbers confusion
by Tony Anderson on March 7, 2008 13:39 CST
Wisconsin Law Journal phones started ringing yesterday as fact-finders began trying to sort out the numbers floating around Judge Michael J. Gableman’s record with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Supreme Court considers municipality's zoning authority
by Tony Anderson on February 22, 2008 13:12 CST
Can a municipality establish a zone in which every use requires a conditional use permit?Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Feb. 13 hearing set for WCCA bill
by Tony Anderson on February 11, 2008 13:47 CST
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Assembly Corrections and Courts Committee will take up a bill that would limit access to court records through the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) Web site.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Butler, Gableman debate online
by Tony Anderson on January 29, 2008 13:30 CST
The state’s two Supreme Court candidates will face off this afternoon (Jan. 29) in their first debate. However, the two will not be face-to-face.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Another assault on WCCA
by Tony Anderson on January 18, 2008 12:09 CST
Two state legislators are trying to find colleagues to sign onto a proposal they want to introduce that would remove some records from the state courts’ Web site.Click for more | Comments (1)
...................................................................................................................................
Tying up court over an ascot
by Tony Anderson on January 11, 2008 12:43 CST
On Jan. 8, one of the misdemeanor courts in Milwaukee came to a halt for nearly three hours because a prosecutor came to the courtroom wearing an ascot rather than a tie.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Virginia courts could learn from Wisconsin
by Tony Anderson on December 31, 2007 11:02 CST
Courts throughout America should be accessible to all people whether English is their primary language or not.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Stalled bill may not end attempt to limit access to CCAP
by Tony Anderson on December 21, 2007 11:17 CST
It appears that state Rep. Marlin Schneider’s latest attempt to restrict access to online circuit court records did not gain the traction it needed to move forward.Click for more | Comments (1)
...................................................................................................................................
It's a matter of justice for Guantanamo detainees
by Tony Anderson on December 6, 2007 11:23 CST
Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case about the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Following oral arguments yesterday, the nine justices are considering whether detainees have a right to question their confinement using a writ of habeas corpus.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Unlimited exams would open Pandora’s Box
by Tony Anderson on November 13, 2007 15:44 CST
Would you trust the skills of a surgeon who took his boards 10 times before passing?Click for more | Comments (4)
...................................................................................................................................
Welcome to WLJ's new Web site
by Tony Anderson on October 29, 2007 15:43 CST
The Wisconsin Law Journal has taken an exciting step this week as we have launched our new wislawjournal.com Web site, featuring daily updates. The Law Journal has a strong history of providing case digests, analyses and legal news in a timely fashion.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
Tony Anderson Bio
on October 31, 2007 08:39 CST
Wisconsin Law Journal Managing Editor Tony Anderson has 19 years of journalism experience. Tony started as a reporter and weekend news anchor for WIBA radio in Madison where he regularly covered the Dane County Board and other government meetings. Tony originally came to The Daily Reporter in 1996 and he began working with the Wisconsin Law Journal the following year.Click for more | Comments
...................................................................................................................................
