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Wisconsin governor seeks sanctions against former Trump lawyer over election fraud lawsuit

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Monday filed an appeal to sanction Sidney Powell, former attorney for Donald Trump, for the “erroneous” election fraud challenges she filed concerning the 2020 president election. This is not the first time Powell has been involved in litigation regarding the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Wisconsin election results

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President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court Tuesday to overturn the Wisconsin election results in a second attempt to involve the Supreme Court in altering election results in his favor. A similar lawsuit was filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in efforts to overturn the election results of Wisconsin.

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

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Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Texas state bar files complaint against former Trump attorney for alleged misconduct

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Following the 2020 general election, Powell brought election challenges in Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, and Wisconsin. This violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 , which prohibits lawyers from filing frivolous lawsuits. The complaint, which was filed on March 1, was released to the public on Tuesday. a)(1) , 3.03(a)(5)

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

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While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. Here are five legal fields where AI can bring considerable benefits to lawyers and their clients. AI in sentencing is an area of contention for many, but criminal lawyers can use AI in other, less controversial areas.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Productivity and Connectivity Tools

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Catherine Tang (@attorneycat) is a business and trademark lawyer licensed in California and Wisconsin. He is also a sought-after trainer and presenter for lawyers who seek to integrate Macs and iPads into their practice. Related reading: “ Lawyer Tech Tips: Collaboration Tools.”).

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University of Wisconsin Sued for Sexual Harassment

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Investigators concluded that Pete Hill’s patterns of sexual harassment were “well-known” on campus, and that he had sexually harassed and assaulted both students and employees over the course of his employment.