In the Wisconsin Lawyer, Retired Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Christopher R. Foley has an insightful piece titled “Left in the Dark: State v. A.G. & Burden of Proof in Involuntary TPR Dispositional Hearings.” The article contains an interesting analysis of the current state of the law, along with some arguments Judge Foley believes have been missing from prior litigation. He also recognizes that these legal developments have been spurred by litigation from public defenders, who he describes as “[n]ever lacking for innovative arguments in zealously advocating for their clients.”
Meanwhile, over at the Court of Appeals, the annual report for 2023 has just been released. The document compiles statistics on the number and type of cases handled by the Court and also includes the latest stats on how long it takes for a case to reach decision–a handy resource if you are trying to advise a client on how long they might realistically be waiting for resolution in a given case.
