Commentary | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/category/commentary/feed/ Wisconsin Legal News & Resources Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:28:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://wislawjournal.com/files/2023/07/WLJ_favicon_32x32.png Commentary | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/category/commentary/feed/ 32 32 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resourceshttp://wislawjournal.com/files/2016/01/wlj-transparent.pnghttps://wislawjournal.com/category/commentary/feed/ Paying fact witnesses: The good, the bad and the ugly https://wislawjournal.com/2026/09/01/paying-fact-witnesses-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:28:41 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=559180 Wisconsin lawyers may compensate fact witnesses for time and expenses, but a recent Supreme Court ruling highlights serious ethics risks and limits.

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]]> Immigration cuts could deepen U.S. eldercare shortage https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/13/immigration-cuts-could-deepen-u-s-eldercare-shortage/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:34:33 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558525 Lower immigration could leave the U.S. with millions fewer workers as an aging population drives growing demand for healthcare and eldercare.

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]]> We tore out our backup generator https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/07/we-tore-out-our-backup-generator/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:41:07 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526794 Immigration is needed to keep Social Security running.

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]]> Why Your Best Employees Are Quietly Losing Their Edge https://wislawjournal.com/2026/06/09/the-third-option-why-your-best-employees-are-quietly-losing-their-edge/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:23:11 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526410 Workers should aim for the flow, the state you enter when the challenge in front of you is slightly bigger than what you're sure you can pull off, and your skills are just barely enough to meet it.

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]]> ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before layoffs https://wislawjournal.com/2026/05/20/ai-wont-take-your-job-and-other-things-ceos-say-before-layoffs/ Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:33 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526122 Eighty percent of the companies actually deploying AI have already reduced their workforce, and the data says it didn't improve their returns. Something between the intention and the execution is breaking down.

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]]> Solving high record costs and long delays https://wislawjournal.com/2026/05/11/solving-high-record-costs-and-long-delays/ Mon, 11 May 2026 12:44:23 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=526011 The two most common complaints I hear from people seeking public records are “Why is it taking so long?” and “Why does it cost so much?” Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to mount a successful legal challenge to delays or fees because of the way the state’s laws are worded.

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]]> Your best people leave because you stopped paying attention https://wislawjournal.com/2026/04/03/your-best-people-leave-because-you-stopped-paying-attention/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=525059 Employees are looking for more than a big paycheck to be fulfilled at work.

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]]> The Choice We’re Making About AI https://wislawjournal.com/2026/02/19/the-choice-were-making-about-ai/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:43:24 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524227 Organizations that align AI with existing workflows rather than disrupting them get actual productivity improvements.

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]]> A FOIA fight over immigration records https://wislawjournal.com/2026/02/06/a-foia-fight-over-immigration-records/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:14:00 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=524031 The Department of Homeland Security has changed how it responds to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from immigrants facing deportation, in a way that deprives many immigrants of their only tool for obtaining information they need to prove they deserve to remain in the country.

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]]> Lazar: Setting the record straight on my stance on abortion https://wislawjournal.com/2026/01/22/setting-the-record-straight-on-my-stance-on-abortion/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:01:37 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=523814 Judge Maria Lazar writes that if elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court that her role will be to follow the law, not to legislate from the bench.

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