Civil Procedure | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com Wisconsin Legal News & Resources Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:31:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://wislawjournal.com/files/2023/07/WLJ_favicon_32x32.png Civil Procedure | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com 32 32 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resourceshttp://wislawjournal.com/files/2016/01/wlj-transparent.pnghttps://wislawjournal.com Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs judicial recusal rules https://wislawjournal.com/2026/06/05/wisconsin-supreme-court-weighs-judicial-recusal-rules/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:31:21 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526364 Wisconsin's Supreme Court voted 5-2 to study new recusal rules for judges after campaign contributions, sparked by the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.

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]]> Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs judicial recusal rule https://wislawjournal.com/2026/04/17/wisconsin-supreme-court-weighs-judicial-recusal-rule/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:46 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=525405 Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider new judicial recusal rules addressing campaign spending and impartiality concerns at a June 4 public hearing.

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]]> Milwaukee court reporter charged with transcript fraud https://wislawjournal.com/2026/03/18/milwaukee-court-reporter-charged-with-transcript-fraud/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:17:34 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524656 A Milwaukee County court reporter faces felony charges for allegedly overcharging transcript fees, violating Wisconsin law and misleading customers.

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]]> Justice Annette Ziegler to step down in 2027 https://wislawjournal.com/2026/03/09/justice-annette-ziegler-to-step-down-in-2027/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:28:35 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524504 Justice Annette Ziegler, 62, will retire from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2027 after 30 years on the bench, opening a high-profile election race.

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]]> Trump attorney seeks recusal of Wisconsin justices https://wislawjournal.com/2026/02/25/trump-attorney-seeks-recusal-of-wisconsin-justices/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:44:50 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524331 Former Trump campaign attorney Jim Troupis asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to recuse two justices from hearing a case tied to the 2020 election overturn effort.

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]]> Judge pauses Wisconsin voter citizenship check order https://wislawjournal.com/2025/10/08/judge-pauses-wisconsin-voter-citizenship-check-order/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:40:33 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=521791 A Waukesha County judge paused his order requiring Wisconsin election officials to verify voter citizenship as the DOJ seeks to block the ruling.

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]]> Court orders new eviction trial for Wood County man https://wislawjournal.com/2025/08/15/court-orders-new-eviction-trial-for-wood-county-man/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:33:46 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=520552 The Wisconsin Court of Appeals says a Wood County man must get a new eviction trial after being denied the chance to present evidence and cross-examine.

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]]> Wisconsin Supreme Court heads to Richland County https://wislawjournal.com/2025/08/05/wisconsin-supreme-court-heads-to-richland-county/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:43:52 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=520343 The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Richland Center on Oct. 27 as part of its Justice on Wheels outreach and education program.

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]]> Judicial Council mulling open-record request https://wislawjournal.com/2019/01/31/judicial-council-mulling-open-record-request/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:23:36 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=156236 The Judicial Council has received a wide-ranging open-records request from the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council concerning recent changes to the state's civil-litigation rules.

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]]> ACT 235 REVISITED: Further analysis of civil-procedure changes https://wislawjournal.com/2019/01/25/act-235-revisited-further-analysis-of-civil-procedure-changes/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:13:55 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=156010 Lawmakers, judges and lawyers have all struggled to find the appropriate balance between the ideas of liberal discovery, designed to ensure that every party can secure the best facts to support its positions, and the rising cost of litigation, much of which is spent on discovery, especially of electronic information.

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