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Judge dismisses liberal watchdog’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
A judge dismissed on Tuesday a liberal watchdog group's claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice violated the state's open meeting laws.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in favor of open meetings law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously sided with open-government advocates Thursday in a closely watched case over whether the meeting of a committee charged with reviewing course material in the Appleton school district was lawfully closed.
State Supreme Court wrestles with open meetings law (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled with how broadly to apply the state's open meetings law in a case Wednesday that open government advocates warn could provide a gateway to getting around public access requirements.
DNR nixes social dinners in wake of open meetings complaint (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources says it will no longer host social dinners for board members the night before regular meetings.
Student alleges UW-Milwaukee violated open meetings law
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student has filed a lawsuit alleging a school committee violated the state's open meetings law when it closed disciplinary hearings involving him.
View from around the state: Secret meetings strike again at the state Capitol
Senate Republicans were "giddy" about tightening voting rules in Wisconsin during a closed-door meeting in 2011, a former GOP staffer testified in federal court this week.
WILL sues Milwaukee County Board over violations of open meetings law
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors over alleged violations of the state’s open meetings law.
DOJ to hold seminars on records, meetings law
The state Justice Department is getting ready to hold its annual seminars on Wisconsin's open meetings and public records laws.
Prosecutor won’t charge Wisconsin justice (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin state Supreme Court justice who staved off an unusually intense campaign to replace him this summer will not face criminal charges over allegations that he tried to choke a liberal colleague, a prosecutor said Thursday. Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett, a special […]
Supreme Court affirms Goodland in collective bargaining ruling
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has vacated the order of Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi, enjoining publication of the collective bargaining bill. In an unauthored opinion, the court affirmed that Goodland v. Zimmerman, 243 Wis. 459, 10 N.W.2d 180 (1943), remains valid law in Wisconsin, notwithstanding the enactment of the Open Meetings Law and its application […]
Legal issues surround collective bargaining case
Many legal issues were discussed during the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 5-hour-plus oral argument Monday. At issue is Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi’s enjoining the collective bargaining law from taking effect. But the justices repeatedly returned the focus of the argument to one issue: Was there a constitutional violation in how the law was […]
Republicans ask justices to act in union case
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge’s order blocking the state’s polarizing union rights law, while Democrats urged the justices to uphold the ruling or make the GOP go through the usual — and slow — appeals process. […]
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