Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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Beginning in January, the Dane County Clerk of Court’s office will convert to electronic record-keeping. All records must be filed electronically or scanned in on receipt. However, print copies may be obtained at the usual statutory rate of $1.25 per page using the office’s public terminals. According to the Isthmus, Dane County had already been …
Yesterday, a federal three-judge panel unanimously decided that a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s last legislative redistricting plan as an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering” may proceed. According to the Wisconsin State Journal: “Although we believe that plaintiffs face significant challenges in prevailing on their claims, we conclude that plaintiffs’ complaint is sufficient to state a …
As with all careers, there are times when lawyers must question their professional choices. I think that the attorneys involved in this deposition with the man who ‘follows the chicken’ most certainly had a few of those moments, though they probably got a few laughs out of it as well. The New York Times, …
Earlier today, 27 News’ Wake Up Wisconsin aired a story about the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th amendment. The UW Law School’s own “Freeing of the Slaves” mural by John Steuart Curry is prominently featured. For more information about the Curry mural, see the UW Law Library website.