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Neighborhood dispute escalates to federal case

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:35:42 CDT

The Seventh Circuit has rebuked the attorneys who brought a civil rights suit against a police officer for violating their First Amendment rights, even though the suit was not frivolous.

Blog to the Future

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:32:18 CDT

For almost a century, the law reviews published by Marquette and the University of Wisconsin Law Schools have provided the legal community with in-depth analyses of the law.

South Dakota fought off attack on judiciary

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:47:40 CDT

When the judiciary comes under attack, it is important to convince the business community that they have the strongest interest in a stable court system.

Pay for Chapter 7 trustees has not changed since 95

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:20:07 CDT

A bankruptcy trustee pulls up to a drive-through window at a local fast food restaurant.

A New Diel

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:24:17 CDT

A call for the State Bar of Wisconsin to become a voluntary organization appears to have been received, if not yet answered.

Moments after being sworn in as the new State Bar president on May 8, attorney Diane S. Diel announced that she will seriously address the issue of whether or not the bar should abandon its mandatory nature.

Oneida Nation will not appeal Hobart eminent domain case

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:25:32 CDT

Damage control is one way to describe the reasoning behind the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin’s decision not to appeal a federal ruling which gave the village of Hobart eminent domain over a portion of land owned by the tribe.

Appellate decision leaves states seizure practices in question

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:42:23 CDT

Wisconsin’s procedures for seizure of personal property as drug assets are constitutionally suspect.

Campaign committee discussion sparks exchange

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:46:29 CDT

At the May 7 Board of Governors meeting, President Thomas J. Basting Sr. ad-dressed the impact of a recent initiative, the Judicial Campaign Integrity Committee.

Investor does not have to show reliance on misstatements

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:42:16 CDT

After an entrepreneur’s promises of a commuter airline failed to take wing, an angry investor does not need to prove that he relied on those misstatements in order to bring a lawsuit under Wisconsin’s securities fraud statute.

A Matter of Interest

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:39:12 CDT

A petition by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation (WisTAF) is banking on the interest of State Bar of Wisconsin members, literally.