A Perpetuities Problem Strikes In Wisconsin
While I'm a big fan of increasing funding for school children, this does set a dangerous precedent!
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Supreme Court Candidate ‘Proud’ He Once Successfully Cross-Examined… An 8-Year-Old
The candidate you need if you're trying to solve legal problems at a 9-year-old level.
Wisconsin Chief Justice Accuses Colleagues Of A ‘Coup’ But It Sounds A Lot More Like She Just Doesn’t Like The Election Results
There's a lot of anger between these judges.
Morning Docket: 08.04.23
* Elena Kagan has entered the chat: Justice Kagan sounds off in response to Samuel Alito's self-serving thoughts on the ability to check the Supreme Court's power. [Politico] * Thanks to the ban on cameras in federal court, all we get is a sketch of Donald Trump's not-guilty plea. [Huffington Post] * The legal battle to end Wisconsin's egregious gerrymander heats up. [Vox] * The defamation case between Fox News and Smartmatic is getting spicy. [Law.com] * A look at Donald Trump's latest defense attorney. [Law360]
State Supreme Court Justice Uncorks Bonkers Tantrum That You Really Have To Read To Believe
Powerful conservative white women ranting about wokeness and quoting Martin Luther King? Check and check!
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It Takes A Skilled Lawyer To Negotiate From Community Service Up To Jail Time
Talk about No Church For The Wild.
Wisconsin’s AG Is Launching A Huge Toxic Tort Suit
Has anyone else noticed that their cheese is VERY water resistant?
Morning Docket: 05.26.22
* Back the children: The number of children that have been shot to death at school is higher than the amount of officers that have been killed in the line of duty. [AS] * Oklahoma just banned abortion at fertilization. We're like two steps off criminalizing miscarriages at this point, aren't we? [CNN] * NY judge maintains law that allows gun manufacturers to be sued if and when they endanger public safety. [CNN] * Advertisers REALLY don't like Texas's social media law. [Adweek] * If Roe is overturned, the right to choose will be set back 173 years in Wisconsin. [Madison]
Morning Docket: 01.14.22
* SCOTUS blocked Biden's vaccine and testing requirement for large businesses. May liberty and funeral home owners rejoice. [CNN] * A Wisconsin judge recently ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under the state's law. As you make it to the polls, remember — six feet! [NPR] * ...So a few doctors, a paralegal, and some cops get paid $100m to walk into a bar. Oh my bad, I meant a jail cell. I get them mixed up sometimes. [NY Post] * Officers tried to jail a professor for showing other people what police misconduct looked like. Maybe they just wanted to be part of the video? [Reuters] * NJ governor Phil Murphy just signed a bill protecting abortion access. Woop Woop! [6ABC]
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
Morning Docket: 01.06.22
* A New York firm by any name would be just as legal. Unless it's confusing. [Bloomberg Law] * World's most famous naked baby has one (1) more chance to sue Nirvana over their Nevermind cover. [ABA Journal] * Over 100 years after the matter, Homer Plessy is pardoned for his crime of not respecting "separate but equal." Quite the legal Odyssey. [AP News] * "Only you can maintain democracy," say law deans reflecting on today, a year ago. [Reuters] * Wisconsin law outlaws rubber necking and double texting around accidents. [News8000]
Green Bay Packers, Football’s Tackiest Team, Sell Financially Illiterate Cheeseheads Fake Stock Certificates
Kind of seems uncool to take advantage of your most fervent supporters.
Attorney Arrested Not Once, But Twice, After Allegedly Spitting In Black Teenager’s Face
Well, this is awful and gross.
Morning Docket: 05.11.20
* Evidence points to Justice Stephen Breyer being the perpetrator of the "flush heard 'round the world" during telephonic Supreme Court arguments last week. [Slate] * A Georgia lawyer has been identified as the leaker of a video showing the Ahmaud Arbery shooting. [New York Times] * Quinn Emanuel is representing Tesla in its lawsuit against a CA county over closures related to COVID-19. Hope the firm gets a few Model Xs thrown in for the representation. [The Recorder] * A Wisconsin lawyer, who is accused of offering to bribe officials for a client, has avoided prison. Talk about a full-service lawyer... [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] * Republican lawmakers are ready to fill any Supreme Court vacancy that may occur this year. [Politico] * A lawsuit about Ben and Jerry's claim of using milk from "happy cows" has been dismissed. Guess the cows really were happy? [Fox News]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Goes Full Korematsu. You Never Go Full Korematsu.
Wisconsin Court will reopen the state. Via Zoom, of course.