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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    December 01, 2000

    Wisconsin Lawyer December 2000

    Vol. 73, No. 12, December 2000


    Going Pro Se

    Judgeby Ann M. Zimmerman

    Self-represented litigants present multiple challenges and opportunities to the justice system. Chief among them is how to provide meaningful access to justice for pro se litigants in an ethical, lawful, and practical manner.

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    Fighting City Hall: Municipal Immunity in Wisconsin

    City Hall by Michael A. Pollack

    This editorial looks at the history and current status of municipal immunity in the courts, suggests future judicial and legislative action, and shows how recent appellate court interpretations affected the 1993 cryptosporidium class action case in Milwaukee.

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    Using Other Acts Evidence in Sex Crime Prosecution

    Holding hands Recent supreme court cases held intact the "greater latitude rule" in allowing prosecutors to use other acts evidence in sex crime prosecutions. Obviously, these decisions favor the prosecution; thus, now, more than ever, defense attorneys must set their sights on the reliability of the other acts evidence.

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    Columns

    Inside the Bar

    Alcoholism is no
    laughing matter

    President's Message

    What it means to be a
    professional and
    what it means
    to be a lawyer

    Quality of Life
    Depression: State
    Bar president shares
    his personal story

    Managing Risk
    Legal favors require care

    Practice Tips
    Listing mandatory
    court forms new or
    revised since October

    Departments

    Legal News & Trends

    Book Reviews

    Lawyer Discipline

    Supreme Court Digest

    Court of Appeals Digest

    Supreme Court Orders

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