Legal Opinion
Barland v. Eau Claire County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1998No. 96-1607PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*565JON P. WILCOX, J.
¶ 1. This case is not about powers that are explicitly set forth or described in our constitution, or even mentioned in our statutes. Rather, it is about powers that "[fjrom time immemorial. . .have been conceded to courts because they are courts. Such powers have been conceded because without them they could neither maintain their dignity, transact their business, nor accomplish the purposes of their existence. These powers are called inherent powers." State v. Cannon, 196 Wis. 534, 536, 221 N.W. 603 (1928). Inherent powers allow the judiciary to maintain their status as a…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- State v. BlalockCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
- State v. HolmesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Steven A. Kurowski and David H. Nicholls v. James J. Krajewski, Individually and in His Capacity as Judge of the Lake County Court, Division IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by49 opinions
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