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The 2023-24 Fantasy League Medalists

July 23, 2024 by Alan Ball Leave a Comment

The season provided the closest competition in the league’s history, with all four teams separated by only six points, and two teams—the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office and the Affirmed—finishing in a tie atop the standings.

In addition to honoring these co-champions at its awards banquet last week, the league also recognized individual firms that led their teams in scoring: Stafford Rosenbaum topped all firms with 28 points, followed by Pines Bach with 23, and Troutman Pepper with 10. For the Gavels, Pamela Moorshead and Colleen Marion each contributed 10 points.

The following table provides totals for every individual law firm.[Continue Reading…]

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 2023-24

July 18, 2024 by Alan Ball Leave a Comment

These tables are derived from information contained in 14 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions filed between September 1, 2023, and the end of the court’s term in the summer of 2024. The total of 14 decisions omits orders pertaining to various motions, petitions, and disciplinary matters involving lawyers and judges.

Also excluded are: (1) Memorandum Decisions and Orders from Justice Protasiewicz in Rebecca Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission and Stephen Joseph Wright v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, along with other orders in these two cases filed on October 6, 2023; (2) State v. Donte Quintell McBride and State v. Morris V. Seaton, deadlocked (3-3) per curiam decisions; and (3) Amazon Logistics, Inc. v. LIRC and Winnebago County v. D.E.W., both dismissed as improvidently granted.

The tables are available as a complete set and by individual topic according to the subsets listed below.

Four-to-Three Decisions
Decisions Arranged by Vote Split
Frequency of Justices in the Majority
Distribution of Opinion Authorship
Frequency of Agreement Between Pairs of Justices
Average Time Between Oral Argument and Opinions Authored by Each Justice
Number of Oral Arguments Presented by Individual Firms and Agencies

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The 2023-24 Term: Some More Impressions

July 15, 2024 by Alan Ball 1 Comment

As it commenced the 2023-24 term, the Wisconsin Supreme Court attracted national attention. With a new liberal majority poised to review significant controversies, observers anticipated rulings that would depart abruptly from the holdings of … [Continue reading]

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The Supreme Court’s 2023-24 Term: Some Initial Impressions

July 8, 2024 by Alan Ball 2 Comments

With the term’s last three substantive decisions now in the books, the door has opened for our annual series of posts inspecting the justices’ labors. The term did not lack unusual and dramatic features, one of which serves as our focus today. … [Continue reading]

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Law Firm Fantasy League

June 29, 2024 by Alan Ball Leave a Comment

Each of the three decisions filed this week provided points to fantasy-league teams—and, in the process, shook up the standings in stunning fashion. After languishing in the cellar for several weeks, the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office … [Continue reading]

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Law Firm Fantasy League

June 22, 2024 by Alan Ball Leave a Comment

The two decisions filed this week did not deliver any points to fantasy-league teams--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1929-30

June 18, 2024 by Alan Ball Leave a Comment

These tables are derived from information contained in 343 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1929, and August 31, 1930. The total of 343 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]

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