The case against jury trials
Any lawyer who truly believes that the jury system is an effective way to get justice is either naïve or has tried very few jury trials.
Commentary: Departing words from Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
"I believe strongly in the rule of law"
Commentary: Attorney to State Bar of Wisconsin: ‘Your logic swallows itself’
Wisconsin lawyer demands State Bar of Wisconsin's objectivity.
Commentary: Our courts and judges are under attack
Serious threats against federal judges have doubled since 2021.
Commentary: How Law Practice Is Just Like Baseball
In honor of Opening Day this week, here are some ways that practicing law is just like baseball.
COMMENTARY: Past State Bar President Margaret Hickey: Zales Commentary Not Accurate
Hickey says she is seting the record straight.
COMMENTARY: Who is Kenneth Chesebro?
More Information About the 2020 Fake Electors Scheme Unveiled in Wisconsin Lawsuit Settlement.
COMMENTARY: State Bar Board displays ‘irresponsibility, buffoonery and ineptitude’
State Bar of Wisconsin members deserve better, says a member of the Board of Governors.
Sweet Home Alabama? Not So Much
The language is even more scary than the holding itself.
Law as a career
Watching the lawyers involved in numerous high-profile trials, from the various Trump cases to the Michigan mother of the school shooter, causes me to wonder: just how much do these lawyers actually believe what they’re advocating?
DOJ subsidizes questionable surveillance tech
Predictive policing has been shown to be an ineffective and biased policing tool. Yet, the Department of Justice has been funding the crime surveillance and analysis technology for years and continues to do so despite criticism from researchers, privacy advocates and members of Congress.
Commentary: State Bar train off track?
"In bypassing our standard procedure in addressing important items, we are not fulfilling the role the Court designed for us."
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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