On Monday, May 2, 2022, the political journalism group Politico published and reported on a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft-opinion.The draft opinion related to a pending case, addressing Roe v. Wade, which led to a firestorm of responses on
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From Articles to an Upcoming CLE: Appellate Practice Continues a Step Ahead
The State Bar of Wisconsin Appellate Practice Section is putting on a CLE event. It will be here soon. Is this for you? Of course, at least in the appellate practice world, the “fun” begins when filing your notice…
Justice on Wheels: The Wisconsin Supreme Court Visits Ozaukee County
The Ozaukee County Courthouse in Port Washington sits on a rising hill a few blocks from Lake Michigan. In a city that has more pre-Civil War buildings than any other in the state, the courthouse dates to the turn of…
Arguing a Case at the Seventh Circuit via Zoom
The assignment: Oral arguments in U.S. v. Jones, 993 F.3d 519 (7th Cir. 2021) on Oct. 2, 2020Oral argument at the Seventh Circuit! Receiving an oral argument hearing date is one of the exciting events in the course of an…
Appellate eFiling Petition Filed in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court
In November 2020, Clerk of the Supreme Court Sheila Reiff filed a petition in the Court to seek approval for “the use of an electronic filing system in the appellate courts” and “to amend the rules of appellate procedure as…
Meet the Brief-Writing Champions of Appellate Practice Section’s Best Brief Competition
On July 15, 2020, the Appellate Practice Section announced its winners of its third Best Briefs competition. The biennial competition looks for excellence in brief writing amongst the Wisconsin bar.Because appellate practice centers around brief writing, the competition’s goal…
A ‘Monumental’ Decision: U.S. Supreme Court and LGBTQ Discrimination
In January 2020, Max Stephenson and Erin Strohbehn wrote a blog entry related to cases that were pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.The cases involve the scope of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the incredibly important question of…
U.S. Supreme Court, LGBTQ Discrimination, and Title VII Protections
In October 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases expected to have a major impact upon the more than 11 million members of the LGBTQ community.At issue is the scope of the Civil Rights Act…
Appellate Standards of Review: De Novo Has Many Meanings (Part 2)
Note: This is the second of six articles on the appellate standards of review. Start at part one.In legal parlance, many Latin terms have become so commonplace they are neither hyphenated nor highlighted: the terms are part of everyday…
Appellate Standards of Review: 'Neigh' to Kentucky Derby Appeal (Part 1)
Note: This is the first of six articles on the appellate standards of review.Year after year, the first Saturday in May marks arguably the greatest event in horse racing: the Kentucky Derby. This year’s derby was no exception, albeit perhaps…