No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

This week’s sole decision (Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. State of Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission) delivered two points to the Affirmed (for amicus briefs by Foley & Lardner and Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols) and one point to the Waivers (for an amicus brief by Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren). 

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No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

Four years have passed since our previous post on the Fifth Amendment, so it’s time for an update to see how the justices have responded recently to arguments featuring rights promised to Americans by this amendment—notably, protection from: (1) prosecution for serious crimes without a prior, legal indictment by a grand jury; (2) repeated prosecution for the same offense (“double jeopardy”); (3) involuntary self-incrimination—being forced to testify or give evidence against one’s self; and (4) deprivation of life, liberty, or property without “due process of law” or “just compensation.”[Continue Reading…]

No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

These tables are derived from information contained in 363 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1933, and August 31, 1934.  The total of 363 decisions does not include various orders pertaining to petitions, motions, and disciplinary matters involving lawyers and judges. [Continue Reading…]

No decisions were filed this week–hence, no change in the standings.

The court’s work this week did not generate any points for fantasy league teams—hence no change in the standings.