Depp V. Heard: Attorney Objects to His Own Question But Did He?

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The headline on this video clip of testimony in the trial of Johnny Depp’s case against his ex-spouse, Amber Heard, says that Amber Heard’s attorney “objects to his own question”. But did he? What is actually happening here is that he objected to the answer, or at least he intended to do so.

Do I Really Need To Shovel Snow?

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As winter rolls on, it gets tougher and tougher for even the hardiest Wisconsinites to pull themselves out of bed before work and shovel out the previous night’s snowfall. This is especially true when snow accumulates on consecutive days or the piles of snow bordering our sidewalks get to be chest high.

PHMDC Renews County-Wide Mask Mandate

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PHMDC Renews County-Wide Mask Mandate  December 2, 2021 | COVID | Current Events   Despite previously saying it had no plans to renew the mask mandate after a previous iteration expired on November 27, Public Health of Madison and Dane County (“PHMDC”) has issued a new mask mandate to run until January 3.   Is this order the same as the […]

DANE COUNTY TO RE-ISSUE MASK MANDATE, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 19

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DANE COUNTY TO RE-ISSUE MASK MANDATE, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 19 August 17, 2021 | COVID | Current Events   Public Health of Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) announced a new, county-wide mask mandate on August 17, 2021 to go into effect on August 19, 2021. Citing evidence that fully vaccinated people can still transmit the Delta […]

CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended Until July 31

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CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended Until July 31 June 24, 2021 | COVID | Landlord   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on June 24 that it is extending its order, Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19, set to expire on June 30, until July 31. In issuing […]

Dane County Issues New Public Order #16, Effective May 5

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Dane County Issues New Public Order #16 Effective May 5 April 30, 2021 | Business | COVID | Current Events   Public Health Madison & Dane County (“PHMDC”) has issued Emergency Order #16 to replace Order #15 (our analysis of Order #15 can be found here), which expires at midnight on May 5. The new […]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Governor Evers’ Mask Mandate

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Governor Evers’ Mask Mandate March 31, 2021 | COVID | Current Events | Events   On March 31, 2021, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued its ruling in Fabick v. Evers, finding that Governor Evers exceeding his authority in issuing multiple Executive Orders declaring states of emergency due to the COVID-19 […]

American Rescue Plan Act – Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus

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American Rescue Plan Act – Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus March 16, 2021 | COVID | Current Events | Employment   President Biden signed a massive piece of COVID-19 relief legislation on Thursday, March 11, with benefits totaling approximately $1.9 trillion dollars. The bill, named the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), provides the well-publicized $1,400 for […]

March 10: New Dane County Public Health Order

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March 10: New Dane County Public Health Order March 4, 2021 | COVID | Current Events   On March 2, 2021, Public Health Madison & Dane County (“PHMDC”) issued Emergency Order #14, to go into effect on March 10 and last until April 7. The new order is in response to a drastic decline in […]

New COVID guidance from OSHA

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New COVID Guidance from OSHA February 17, 2021 | Business | COVID| Current Events | Employment   On January 29, 2021 OSHA released guidance to help employers and employees identify risks related to exposure to and contracting of COVID-19 at work. This guidance is intended to apply to most workplace settings, but specifically does not […]