Law Firm Fantasy League

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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Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Fifth Amendment Cases: An Update through 2022-23

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…]

Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1933-34

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…]

Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Law Firm Fantasy League

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

Pace of Decisions in 2023-24 Compared to Previous Terms

As the Wisconsin Supreme Court approached the start of its 2023-24 term, observers were struck by the scarcity of cases on the court’s calendar.  In July 2023, for instance, attorney Dustin Brown reported that the court had granted review in only six cases for the upcoming term—just a “tiny fraction” of the number accepted by this point in prior summers.  Indeed, a year earlier, the justices had already granted review in more than five times as many cases.[1]  Was the court thus bound to issue markedly fewer decisions in 2023-24 than ever before?  With the justices’ holiday lull now behind us, let’s take an initial look at the prospects. [Continue Reading…]