Wisconsin

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!

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]

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.

Morning Docket: 01.24.20

* The Ohio Bar has denied an applicant for bar admission in part because of her student loan debt. [Forbes] * A man who recovered money in a racial discrimination case was allegedly discriminated against when trying to deposit his settlement check. Sounds like he may have another lawsuit. [Buzzfeed News] * Some commentators are noting how Lev Parnas' strategy is similar to the one employed by Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. [NPR] * An ex-CIA lawyer has stated that the Soleimani hit was a homicide under US law. [Daily Beast] * The man charged in murdering prominent lawyer Randy Gori has pleaded not guilty. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * A Wisconsin man who was wrongfully convicted has been sworn in as an attorney of the Wisconsin Bar. [Wisconsin Public Radio]

Morning Docket: 04.10.19

* Tired of remaining silent, Jones Day is now defending itself against a $200 million gender bias class-action lawsuit, saying that the firm is "proud of its success in promoting a diverse group of outstanding lawyers." [Law.com] * Meanwhile, MoFo is seeking sanctions against the attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp who filed the "mommy track" lawsuit against the firm, as well as against one of the anonymous plaintiffs, alleging that the claims made were "knowingly baseless." [American Lawyer] * As it turns out, during his testimony yesterday before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin acknowledged that his legal department had already been in touch with the White House Counsel’s Office over the release of President Trump’s tax returns — an exchange that’s “deeply troubling and certainly violates the spirit of the law” meant to prevent such communications. [Washington Post] * In case you missed it, Michael Cohen is no longer as useful to the House Intelligence Committee as he once thought. Chairman Adam Schiff seems to have no interest in helping Cohen to delay his upcoming prison sentence. [CNN] * Senator Lindsey Graham has once again again introduced the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. He’s proposed this bill since 2013 and it gets slapped down each time, but this time... things could change. [CBS News] * Two Wisconsin lawyers claim that being required to pay bar dues to practice in the state is unconstitutional because it requires them to participate in the state bar’s advocacy. You can look forward to more lawsuits like this thanks to the Janus ruling. [Big Law Business]

Morning Docket: 02.19.19

* 16 states, including New York and California, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump yesterday -- yes, on President's Day -- challenging his declaration of a national emergency. [NBC News] * Meredith Watson, one of the women to accuse Virginia Lieutenant Governor and MoFo partner Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, writes in an op-ed that she's willing to publicly testify about the allegations. [Washington Post] * North Carolina elections shenanigans: state investigators the allege Republican candidate engaged in a “coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced” absentee ballot strategy. [New York Times] * Gibson Dunn is suing the Justice Department over their about face on online gambling. [Law.com] * Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers really wants to bring medical marijuana to the badger state. [Huffington Post]