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You heard about the Milwaukee County Courthouse selfie, right? So did everyone else in the blogosphere! Click here.

“Why Are Lawyers So Good at Sex?” here.  If you’re having a bad day, you will laugh at the really bad puns in this article.

Which SCOTUS opinions are Americans most familiar with? Click here. And, no, Gideon v. Wainwright did not make the top 10!

“Digital Expungement Generator Cleans Records by the Thousands.” Wow! We need one of these in Wisconsin.

While we’re on the subject of expungement, see “5 Things You Didn’t Know About Clearing Your Record” here by The Marshall Project.

Did you see Stephen Colbert’s interview with Justice Stephen Breyer? Click here to watch it.

For sure you saw John Oliver’s show on our public defender system.

The U.S. bail system has received a lot of press this week. Click here for the NYT’s “When Bail is out of reach, other costs mount” and here for the Marshall Project’s “No bail, less hope: The death of Kalief Browder.”

Those stories will make you cry. But John Oliver’s explanation of the American bail system will make you LOL! Click here. Rumor has it Milwaukee County judges are watching this video.

“Recommended Reading on Prosecutorial Misconduct.” Boy those DAs get away with a lot! Click here for more.

Are underpaid public defenders happier than their wealthy counterparts in private practice? This article says “yes.”

Check out UWLS Professor Cecilia Klingele’s new article on deterrence-based correctional programs here.

“Anatomy of a Contempt: Just keep telling the judge to f**k himself” here!

Waushara County v. F.E.K., 2014AP2987, District 4, 4/30/15 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity

The evidence was sufficient to show F.E.K. was not competent to refuse medication or treatment because he received an appropriate explanation of the alternatives to medication and treatment.

Check out this new study: Gideon by the Numbers: Emergence of Evidence-Based Practices in Indigent Defense by Jennifer Laurin at the University of Texas Law School.

Note to Chapter 980 aficionados: Are men genetically predisposed to commit sex crimes? There’s a new report out on this subject too.

Still reeling from the Badgers defeat in the NCAA finals? Bucky may be 2nd place on the basketball court but he is 1st place–by a long shot–in the court that counts!!!!

Ooooh fun! Try these 20 “access to justice” apps. Click here.

Did you see the new study on access to counsel in immigration court? Click here.

Law firm’s April Fools Day joke backfires here!

How we treat the world’s most dangerous criminals here. Plus Norway’s humane approach here.

Are the endorsements on your LinkedIn profile unethical?

SCOTUS declines to sanction Foley & Lardner, but cautions lawyers: state your petitions in plain terms; avoid obscure acronyms and convoluted sentences! Here.

Law firm success rates in SCOW here.

DA’s alteration of interrogation transcript was no joking matter. Case dismissed here.

“The Executioner’s Dilemma.” A new study on botched injection procedures.

How to be a “suckcessful”

Our very own Mike Tobin reports on last Thursday’s big win on expunction in SCOW. See Mike’s article for the Collateral Consequences Resource Center here.

Will Chief Justice Abrahamson lose her job in 2015? Click here for more.

AAG gets bench slapped because appellate record literally emits foul stench. Click here.

Are plea bargains confessions? Brandon Garrett says “no”. Click here.

Judge Posner says the NSA should have unlimited access to your personal digital information.  Read this PCWorld article for more on his views.

Being a lawyer is hard.  Being a public defender is even harder! Did you know that the challenging profession you’ve chosen will have a BIG pay off in your old age? Says so here.

Appellate courts want their processes to appear blind and balanced.