Communications Director at State Bar of Wisconsin. Editor of Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine.
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WI Supreme Court upholds admissibility of cell phone and Fitbit data in murder trial; decision addresses situation when one law enforcement agency shares data with another; whether Fitbit expert testimony needed, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court: DNR erroneously interpreted the law on high capacity wells; 4-2 majority says DNR has explicit authority to conduct environmental impact reviews before accepting or denying applications. @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court (4-3) rules that local health officials lacked authority to halt in-person school instruction amid COVID-19 and violated the the religious rights of parents/students at religious-based schools, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court (4-3) upholds tax assessment on contaminated property in Milwaukee, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
Worker’s compensation was exclusive remedy after suicide attempt, #SCOWis rules. Worker, denied payment for anti-depression meds prescribed after a workplace injury, had filed a negligence lawsuit, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
Disorderly bar patron was injured when off-duty employee removed him, again. But #SCOWis recently ruled the off-duty employee does not have immunity despite an immunity law that can apply when trespassers get hurt, bit.ly/2RMlc1s #SCOWis @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court (4-3) rules that statewide October 2020 order limiting capacity at bars and restaurants during pandemic was unenforceable, decision has no practical effect but guides future action, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
#SeventhCircuit: WI governor’s exclusion of "think tank" reporters from press briefing not a First Amendment violation; generally applicable criteria used to determine access and "liberal" leaning group also excluded, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court decides voter registration case, 5-2 majority says plaintiffs could not compel state election commission to remove voters from rolls, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court clarifies governor’s public health emergency powers, strikes current order and statewide mask mandate; says only legislature can extend 60-day public emergency declaration, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
#SeventhCircuit: Police officers have qualified immunity for 'good times turned bad' after Badger Football game, excessive force arrest claims, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
Murder retrial of husband won’t include statements from wife before she died; wife told police to investigate husband if found dead; she was poisoned soon after, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… #SCOWis @StateBarofWI
WI's expanded law student practice rule lets law students get practical experience earlier and allows recent graduates to practice at government, nonprofit, or pro bono entities for up to 12 months while studying for the bar exam, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI
Opioid litigation and Wisconsin's latest $573 million settlement + lessons from the tobacco litigation of the 1990s, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI
WI Supreme Court decides ‘Bibs Resort’ dispute in 4-3 decision, says tradename and trademark transferred in sale to new resort management owners now claiming infringement, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… #SCOWis @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
WI Appeals Court clarifies limits on using bail money to pay restitution when some cases dismissed but charges read-in at plea deal sentencing, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #WisBarCourtReview
WI Supreme Court says prosecutors sufficiently proved prior OWI conviction from 30 years ago in California, upholds defendant's 8th OWI conviction in WI, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview @StateBarofWI
WI Supreme Court: Jail inmate was not "in custody" for Miranda purposes, no warnings were required before police questioned suspect/inmate by phone, wisbar.org/NewsPublications/… @StateBarofWI #SCOWis #WisBarCourtReview
