This week’s decisions removed any doubt as to the preeminent team during the first half of the season. The league-leading Writs—especially Cannon & Dunphy and Habush, Habush & Rottier—towered over the rest of the field, as detailed below. … [Continue reading]
A Liberal High-Water Mark?
April 5, 2023 by 3 Comments
Coverage of this spring’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election has included assertions that a victory by Janet Protasiewicz would provide the court with a liberal majority for the first time since the tenure of Justice Louis Butler (2004-05 through … [Continue reading]
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April 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s pair of decisions rewarded the Waivers and the Gavels, as detailed below. The Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office were the big winners, jumping over both the Affirmed and the Waivers into second place behind the idle … [Continue reading]
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March 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
One of the decisions filed this week—Secura Supreme Insurance Company v. The Estate of Daniel Keith Huck—yielded points for two teams, as detailed below. The Writs, powered primarily by Habush, Habush & Rottier, solidified their position at the … [Continue reading]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1941-42
March 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
These tables are derived from information contained in 276 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1941, and August 31, 1942. The total of 276 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
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March 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
With this week’s decision in Marilyn Casanova v. Michael S. Polsky, Esquire, the Waivers picked up a point for an amicus brief by Boardman & Clark, but it was not enough to hold off the Writs, who vaulted to the top of the standings with 10 … [Continue reading]
Abrahamson/Bablitch, Roggensack/Kelly: A Parallel?
March 14, 2023 by 1 Comment
The early months of 1999 delivered remarkable drama for supreme court watchers, as exceedingly unusual accounts of discord among the justices spread through the media. Readers encountered revelations that Justice William Bablitch was working with … [Continue reading]
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March 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Once again, this week's sole decision brought no points to the league's teams--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]
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February 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week's sole decision brought no points to the league's teams--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]
Judges Protasiewicz and Dorow: An Appellate Comparison
February 20, 2023 by 4 Comments
Recent news reports—and social media flamethrowing—have focused on a court of appeals decision in State v. Shirikian that rebuked circuit court Judge Jennifer Dorow for imposing a lenient sentence on a defendant convicted for the fifth time of drunk … [Continue reading]
