How Many Decisions Can We Expect in 2022-23?

It’s time again for SCOWstat’s annual prediction of the number of decisions that the supreme court will file by the end of its term this summer.  Using the court’s customary pace of work as a guide for assessing the information currently available, … [Continue reading]

Law Firm Fantasy League

This week’s decision in Allen Gahl v. Aurora Health Care delivered no points to any of the league’s teams—hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]

Law Firm Fantasy League

This week the Waivers narrowed the gap between them and the first-place Writs, gaining 10 points from von Briesen & Roper for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Green Bay Professional Police Association v. City of Green … [Continue reading]

Law Firm Fantasy League

This week’s sole decision—DEKK Property Development, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation—delivered five points to the Waivers by means of a brief and oral argument from von Briesen & Roper.  As a result, the Waivers edged ahead of the … [Continue reading]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Statistics, 1940-41

These tables are derived from information contained in 305 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1940, and August 31, 1941.  The total of 305 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]

Law Firm Fantasy League

No decisions were filed this week--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]

Law Firm Fantasy League

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?

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]

Law Firm Fantasy League

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]

Law Firm Fantasy League

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]