These tables are derived from information contained in 45 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions filed between September 1, 2022, and the end of the court’s term in the summer of 2023. The total of 45 decisions omits orders pertaining to various motions, … [Continue reading]
The 2022-23 Term: Some More Impressions
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Today we’ll supplement last week’s post with findings on four additional topics: (1) the length of decisions; (2) the number of concurrences and dissents; (3) the number of days between oral argument and decision filing; and (4) the frequency of … [Continue reading]
The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term: Some Initial Impressions
July 12, 2023 by 1 Comment
Now that the court has filed its final substantive decision of the term, the time has arrived for our annual statistical examination of the justices’ activity. Interesting topics abound, including the surprising number of decisions, the issue of … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
July 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A pair of decisions filed on June 30 rewarded the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office (five points for a brief and oral argument in State v. A. G.) and the Waivers (five points from Quarles & Brady for a brief and oral argument in … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
July 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s decisions rewarded only the Writs, who picked up 10 points from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Inc. v. Town of Buchanan—thereby enabling … [Continue reading]
Originalism at the Wisconsin Supreme Court
June 27, 2023 by 1 Comment
Originalism has stirred much controversy in recent years, with numerous prominent figures taking up cudgels pro and con. Simply defined, the label originalism stands for the view that such documents as the US and state constitutions should be … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
June 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s flood of six decisions delivered points to three of the league’s teams, with the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office the big winners. By collecting 15 points (10 for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in State v. … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
June 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s decision in State v. Michael K. Fermanich brought 10 points to the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office on the strength of a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome. As a result, the Gavels have overtaken the Waivers and … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
June 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
While three teams were idle his week, the Affirmed gained 10 points from Axley Brynelson for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Thomas G. Miller v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Lyndon Station. Click here for the complete … [Continue reading]
Law Firm Fantasy League
June 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week, the Waivers collected 11 points—10 from von Briesen & Roper for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Allsop Venture Partners III v. Murphy Desmond SC, and one point from Quarles & Brady for an amicus brief in State v. … [Continue reading]
