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Supreme Court of Wisconsin rejects property insurance claim for COVID-19-related losses

JURIST

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin Wednesday ruled that a Milwaukee-based coffee roster cannot file property insurance claims for COVID-19-related income losses. Colectivo then filed a class action complaint against Society for breach of contract damages.

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“[Un]happy Sexy Couple”: Wisconsin–La Crosse Chancellor Removed Over Porn Videos with Wife

JonathanTurley

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is embroiled in a controversy surrounding its Chancellor Joe Gow after it was revealed he and his wife made porn videos under the name “Sexy Happy Couple.” He has been removed from his position, though the now unhappy couple could now challenge the action in the courts.

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Microsoft Misused Credentials From The Dark Web, Firm Says

Law 360

A Wisconsin-based information security firm is accusing Microsoft Corp. of breach of contract in a Washington state court, alleging the tech company misused stolen account credentials recovered from the dark web.

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

LawTechnologyToday

Police forces have used predictive crime mapping algorithms for years now, and some courts have turned to AI to manage parole. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved the use of a risk assessment algorithm that determined the defendant was too high-risk to receive parole. In Loomis v.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. As such, the Federal District Court of Delaware has recently found itself at the center of this high-stakes debate about transparency and the purpose of the courts.

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Court Dismisses Sixth Count Against Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. Now, after the jury was brought back into the room for the instructions and closing arguments, the court informed the jurors that there would be no sixth count.

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FCC Reduces Some Prison Call Costs, Lacks Authority to Do More

The Crime Report

Court of Appeals for the D.C. have contracts with correctional facilities that give them exclusive rights to provide the services. As of 2018, a 15-minute in-state jail phone call continued to cost more than $20 in some states, including Arkansas, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to the latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative.