Butler Renominated for Western District Seat
The White House announced yesterday that it had renominated former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler for United Stated District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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The White House announced yesterday that it had renominated former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler for United Stated District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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From the Wisconsin State Journal: The Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday to prohibit texting while driving, and the Senate is expected to take up and pass that version of the bill. Gov. Jim Doyle has said he would sign a ban passed by the Legislature…. Penalties could be up to $400 for first offenses, …
Wisconsin’s electronics recycling legislation, signed last October, went into effect on January 1st of this year. The law, Act 50, creates an electronics recycling program for certain devices used by Wisconsin households and K-12 public schools. From the Wisconsin DNR’s E-Cycle Wisconsin website: Under the law, manufacturers of covered electronic devices (CEDs) sold to Wisconsin …
As of the new year, the Wisconsin State Law Library changed their document delivery fees. From WSLL @ Your Service: For well over 10 years our minimum charge for delivery by fax, mail or email had been $3.00 for anything up to 4 pages. The new minimum charge of $15.00 covers delivery (by email, fax …