POSTED: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 at 2:58 pm

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Ed Fallone says he supports requiring justices to step aside in cases involving parties who had made political donations to members on the court.

POSTED: Monday, March 19th, 2012 at 4:00 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a case challenging campaign rules that require financial disclosure from groups running issue ads for or against candidates.

POSTED: Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Constitutional Law
First Amendment; campaign finance; matching funds

POSTED: Friday, April 1st, 2011 at 10:53 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

A federal court in Wisconsin upheld the state’s Impartial Justice Act which provides for public financing of state Supreme Court elections. In his decision on Thursday, District Court Judge William Conley ruled that the law did not infringe on free speech rights, as alleged by the primary plaintiff in the case, Wisconsin Right to Life. [...]