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    Mar. 19, 2025
    What has changed for women in the legal profession over the past 150 years, and what challenges remain? Nancy Kopp, a former commissioner with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, explores the progress women lawyers have made since Lavinia Goodell became Wisconsin’s first female attorney in 1874.
    Mar. 13, 2025
    What is a health care provider to do when law enforcement comes knocking and the target is a patient? Stephane Fabus highlights the legal and compliance considerations for navigating interactions with law enforcement officials, given the recent changes inreproductive health privacy and the rollback of ICE’s Protected Areas policy.
    Feb. 24, 2025
    State funding for civil legal aid could support thousands of families, streamline court operations, and create economic returns for communities. Let your lawmakers know your thoughts on civil legal aid funding as they build the next state budget.
    Feb. 10, 2025
    Funding to the criminal justice system was increased in Wisconsin's last biennial budget. State Bar members should ask lawmakers to continue to invest in justice.
    Jan. 22, 2025
    The unemployment tax exemption requested by Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. of Superior, which a Wisconsin Supreme Court majority denied, invites the U.S. Supreme Court to evaluate First Amendment protections.

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