Today marks the 173rd anniversary of the ratification of the Wisconsin Constitution in 1848.
Its current text is available at the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Background and original text are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
The published journal of the 1847-48 constitutional convention is available at Hathi Trust.
Upcoming Federalist Society events include
April 25th Inaugural Midwestern Lawyers Chapters Conference, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois, presented by the Chicago, St. Louis, and Jefferson City Lawyers Chapters (save the date)
April 28th "Separation of Powers and the Administrative State" Eighth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference, Washington, DC (Save the date)
Being rescheduled from May 8th Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter
Supreme Court Temporarily Eases CLE Rules, Lawyers Can Get More On-Demand Credits, by Joe Forward, WisBar News
Supreme Court Issues Order on Appellate Court Operations, Deadlines During Pandemic, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin
Seventh Circuit: "All cases scheduled for oral argument from March 30, 2020 through the end of April 2020, will be argued telephonically by counsel." The court has activated its Continuity of Operations Plan.
Elections: Who Will Represent You on the State Bar Board of Governors? Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin
Court: Workers can’t drop pay for time spent dressing, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Piper v. Jones Dairy Farm, 2020 WI 28
State Bar to Host Virtual Town Halls in 10 Practice Areas, Starting March 23, WisBar News
Constitutional Amendment Relating to Crime Victims’ Rights, by Jillian Slaight, Reading the Constitution, Legislative Reference Bureau
State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session
Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:
Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:
Next conference on pending petitions for review:
Pending rules petitions include those scheduled for hearing or conference:
The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders
Today marks the 172nd anniversary of the ratification of the Wisconsin Constitution in 1848.
Its current text is available at the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Background and original text are available at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
The published journal of the 1847-48 constitutional convention is available at Hathi Trust.
Upcoming Federalist Society events include
March 5th On Statutory Interpretation, Judge Diane Sykes of the 7th Circuit, Madison Lawyers Chapter and University of Wisconsin Student Chapter (details and registration)
March 13th-14th "The Structural Constitution in the 21st Century", National Student Symposium, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor (details and registration)
April 25th Inaugural Midwestern Lawyers Chapters Conference, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois, presented by the Chicago, St. Louis, and Jefferson City Lawyers Chapters (save the date)
May 8th Wisconsin Lawyers Chapters Conference, Pewaukee, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter and Madison Lawyers Chapter (save the date)
Wisconsin court: Bid to recover smuggled car can continue, Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal, on Mueller v. TL90108 LLC, 2020 WI 7
Statute of Repose Bars Asbestos-related Claim by Former Power Plant Worker, by Joe Forward, WisBar News, on Nooyen v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 2019AP289
The Third Branch - Fall/Winter 2019-20, quarterly newsletter of the Wisconsin court system
Marathon County v. D. K., 2020 WI 8, Justia
Ghostwriting for Pro Se Litigants: Supreme Court Weighing Petition, by Joe Forward, Inside Track, State Bar of Wisconsin
2019 in Review, by Gregg Herman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Law Journal
Marsy's Law question that strengthens the rights of crime victims will remain on April 7 ballot, by Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [proposed amendment to Wisconsin Constitution, Article I, Section 9m]
State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session
Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:
Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:
Next conference on pending petitions for review:
Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)
The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders
Upcoming Federalist Society events include
August 1st cocktail reception, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter (save the date)
November 14th-16th National Lawyers Convention, Washington DC, DC Young Lawyers Chapter, Washington DC Lawyers Chapter, and Capitol Hill Chapter (save the date)
April 25th Inaugural Midwestern Lawyers Chapters Conference, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois, presented by the Chicago, St. Louis, and Jefferson City Lawyers Chapters (save the date)
Justices say governor should oversee school policy, by Todd Richmond, Associated Press, Wisconsin Law Journal
Court of Appeals Published Orders - June 2019, Wisconsin Court System, 2019 WI App 27-32
SCOTUS decides Mitchell v. Wisconsin–vacates judgment and remands case for a hearing! On Point, Wisconsin State Public Defender
Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1974-75, by Alan Ball, Marquette University, SCOWstats
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Laws Limiting Governor and Attorney General Powers, by Andrew C. Cook, Hamilton Consulting Group LLC, Madison, at The Federalist Society
Wisconsin Democrats drop gerrymandering case as Republicans say they may seek fees for taxpayers, by Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
State Bar of Wisconsin - Board of Governors Positions, Bill Track 50, 2019-2020 Regular Session
Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:
Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:
Next conference on pending petitions for review is
Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)
The Court of Appeals
has oral argument scheduled for
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders
Richard A. Champagne, Staci Duros, and Madeline Kasper, Legislative Reference Bureau, in the latest issue of Reading the Constitution, Volume 4, Number 1.
This and all back issues can be found at the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Also of interest from LRB, its series Legislating in Wisconsin.
"When voters rejected the first draft (1846) of the Wisconsin constitution, a second constitutional convention was called in 1847. This produced a less controversial document that was approved on Feb. 1, 1848, adopted by voters on March 13, 1848, and is still, with amendments, the basic law of the land in Wisconsin.at Wisconsin Historical Society"As soon as it was approved by the delegates, newspaper publishers rushed copies into print so voters could evaluate it. The first printing appears to have been in the Potosi Republican on Feb. 10, 1848; Madison printers H.A. Tenney and Beriah Brown issued it in pamphlet form about the same time. We give here a color facsimile of the Beriah Brown edition, which accurately reflects the document that voters endorsed and the U.S. Congress approved when it made Wisconsin a state on May, 29, 1848"