Nuisance law, personal property rights, and agricultural expansions remain unreconciled under Wisconsin's Right to Farm Law. Whatever the outcome of litigation under this law or the constitutional viability of the statute itself, the law is likely to see judicial interpretation - and soon.

In this pro-con approach, authors disagree on whether it is time to end the bar exam and extend the diploma privilege to graduates of all ABA-approved law schools.

Following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, does the United States need to relinquish some civil liberties to remain safe? If so, which liberties and who decides? Does the judicial branch take a back seat to the executive and legislative branches and their determinations on how the nation should fight terrorism? Or is this the time that the courts' scrutiny is most essential?

This report from the Office of Lawyer Regulation looks at the disposition of grievances against lawyers from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, and presents improvements in the system's decision-making and efficiency due to added staff and the new central intake procedure. More matters are now resolved within 90 days and 180 days than under the prior system.

The lawyer regulation system is made up of several components. Here is a description of each.