Five years have passed since we measured the results obtained by public defenders against the achievements of other attorneys in criminal and indigent-defense cases, so we are more than due for an update. … [Continue reading]
Public Defender Outcomes Compared to the “Field”: An Update for 2014-15 through 2018-19
August 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
An Update on Fourth-Amendment Cases: 2017-18 and 2018-19
August 12, 2019 by 1 Comment
Two terms have passed since our last Fourth-Amendment update, and significant developments have transpired in the interim. For one thing, Justices Rebecca Bradley and Daniel Kelly have now been on the court long enough (four terms and three terms, … [Continue reading]
Gavels Win! Again
July 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
As June turned to July and the fantasy league approached season’s end, it became clear that only a heroic effort on the part of another contender could overtake the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office. No such rally occurred, however, and … [Continue reading]
The 2018-19 Term: Some More Impressions–and a Paradox
July 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Using data from the just-completed 2018-19 term, we can update the findings for a number of significant topics that SCOWstats has been following for several years. There is much here to suggest greater efficiency at the supreme court in … [Continue reading]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 2018-19
July 17, 2019 by 2 Comments
These tables are derived from information contained in 58 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions filed between September 1, 2018, and the end of the court’s term in the summer of 2019. The total of 58 decisions omits orders pertaining to various motions, … [Continue reading]
The Supreme Court’s 2018-19 Term: Some Initial Impressions
July 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
With the last substantive decisions now filed for the 2018-19 term, we can begin a series of posts that examine various aspects of the justices’ labors over the past 12 months. … [Continue reading]
Fantasy League Update
July 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This week’s decisions delivered five points to the Citations for a brief and oral argument by Tracey Wood & Associates in State v. Jessica M. Randall, thereby moving the Citations into a tie with the Writs for second place. Click here for the … [Continue reading]
Fantasy League Update
June 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For months, fans of the Writs have been waiting for the preseason acquisition of the Wisconsin Institute For Law & Liberty (WILL) to justify the steep price (two law firms from the team’s 2017-18 roster), and this week that trade finally bore … [Continue reading]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1974-75
June 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
These tables are derived from information contained in 304 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1974, and August 31, 1975. The total of 304 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
Fantasy League Update
June 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Three teams made gains this week, led by the Waivers (10 points from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Rural Mutual Insurance Company v. Lester Buildings, LLC and one point from Boardman … [Continue reading]
