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Spending subdued in state’s high court race

What if they held a Wisconsin Supreme Court election and nobody spent staggering sums trying to influence its outcome?

Roggensack releases first ad in Supreme Court race (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 1:58 pm

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack released the first television ad of the campaign on Wednesday, touting her experience as a judge over her two opponents who have never served on the bench.

Megna wants candidates to turn down out-of-state donations (UPDATE)

POSTED: Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 12:31 pm

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Vince Megna is calling on two others in the race to turn down any donations that come from outside the state.

Little fundraising reported in Wis. Supreme Court races (UPDATE)

POSTED: Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 12:37 pm

BY: Associated Press

Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court reported little fundraising activity in the last two months of 2012 as the campaign remained largely silent ahead of the April 2 election.

Milwaukee Bar to host meet the candidates forums (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 at 10:55 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

The Milwaukee Bar Association is hosting two forums next month to introduce candidates running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well as candidates for a Milwaukee County judicial spot.

Justices meet with state lawmakers (UPDATE)

POSTED: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at 10:20 am

BY: Associated Press

All seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have met with 20 Wisconsin state lawmakers as part of the biennial tradition at the beginning of each new legislative session.

Candidates for spring Supreme Court election certified

POSTED: Monday, January 14th, 2013 at 11:07 am

BY: Associated Press

The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has certified which candidates will appear on the spring ballot.

No challenges filed to candidates in state’s high court election

POSTED: Friday, January 11th, 2013 at 11:03 am

BY: Associated Press

No challenges have been filed to signatures submitted by candidates running for the state Supreme Court.

Wis. high court candidates file nomination papers

POSTED: Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 at 9:39 am

BY: Associated Press

Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court jabbed at each other Wednesday as they filed their nomination signatures, attacking each other’s tactics and trading barbs over experience.

Wis. Supreme Court candidates turn in nomination papers (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 at 4:23 pm

BY: Associated Press

Two state Supreme Court hopefuls have filed nomination papers for this spring’s elections.

Roggensack submits signatures for re-election (UPDATE)

POSTED: Friday, December 28th, 2012 at 12:02 pm

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack on Friday defended the way the state’s highest court has functioned recently, saying justices are working together despite reports of tension and a highly publicized altercation.

Deadline looms for state’s Supreme Court candidates (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 at 1:40 pm

BY: Associated Press

Those hoping to run for a position on the state Supreme Court are making a final push to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot.

Walker says he may not endorse candidate in Supreme Court race

POSTED: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at 4:30 pm

BY: Associated Press

Republican Gov. Scott Walker is praising the work of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack, but stopping short of saying whether he will endorse her as she seeks re-election.

Megna calls on candidates to declare ideology (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at 12:35 pm

BY: Associated Press

A candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court who has already declared he is a Democrat on Wednesday called on other candidates in the race, including a sitting justice, to state their political ideology.

Marquette law professor Fallone joins Wis. Supreme Court race (UPDATE)

POSTED: Monday, December 10th, 2012 at 2:05 pm

BY: Associated Press

Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone announced Monday that he plans to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next spring, becoming the third announced candidate and essentially assuring that a primary will be needed in February.

Lawyers ask Wis. high court to rule in prayer death (UPDATE)

A couple who prayed instead of taking their daughter to the hospital as she lay dying at their home were rightfully convicted of homicide, a state attorney told the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case that raises questions about when prayer healing turns criminal.

Candidates for spring Supreme Court election coming into focus

POSTED: Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 9:57 am

BY: Associated Press

Who’s in and who’s out for a statewide Supreme Court election to be decided in April should start to come into clearer focus as candidates were able to circulate petitions to get on the ballot starting Saturday.

Roggensack announces Supreme Court re-election bid

POSTED: Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 10:18 am

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack says she is running for re-election.

Megna throws hat into Supreme Court race (UPDATE)

POSTED: Friday, November 9th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

BY: Associated Press

Noted lemon law attorney Vince Megna, who in recent months has posted numerous satirical videos online lampooning Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, told The Associated Press on Friday that he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Marquette law professor considering Supreme Court run

POSTED: Friday, November 9th, 2012 at 11:42 am

BY: Associated Press

A law school professor at Marquette University says he is considering running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Report: Judge in collective bargaining case considering run for Wisconsin Supreme Court (UPDATE)

POSTED: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 at 3:41 pm

BY: Associated Press

A Dane County judge who drew fire from conservatives for a ruling last year halting implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law said Thursday that she is considering a run next year for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Policy wording at heart of state Supreme Court case (access required)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court in fall will hear a construction litigation case in which an insurance company might be compelled to pay more than $600,000 in subrogation claims based on the interpretation of the word “occurrence,” the economic loss doctrine and commercial general liability policy exclusionary language.

Prosser switches campaign account to legal defense fund (access required)

POSTED: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 pm

BY: Amy Karon, amy.karon@wislawjournal.com

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is almost $230,000 in debt and has switched his campaign account to a legal defense fund, according to a report filed Friday with the Government Accountability Board.

Wis. court: Regulators properly approved wind farm (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 at 11:23 am

BY: Associated Press

Wisconsin regulators properly approved a Madison-based utility’s plan to build a wind farm in southern Minnesota, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that dramatically lightens the regulatory burden for utilities’ out-of-state projects.

Court won’t rehear union case without Justice Gableman

The state Supreme Court won’t reconsider a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law without Justice Michael Gableman.

Wis. high court: Government can’t charge for redactions (UPDATE)

Government entities can’t charge the public for time spent deleting confidential information from records, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Justices divided over decision not to reappoint Judicial Commission head (access required)

POSTED: Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 5:07 pm

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

Milwaukee attorney John Dawson, head of the commission working to discipline state Justice David Prosser, won’t be returning once his term expires Aug. 1.

FAMILY LAW: State Supreme Court decision leaves confusion in its wake

It is bad enough that the Wisconsin Supreme Court is wrong on the public policy regarding the modifiability of child support. Now, thanks to an April decision, the justices not only continue to be wrong about the public policy involved — they also have confused what should be simple law.

Justice Roggensack recuses herself from Prosser case (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at 4:28 pm

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

The first of four Wisconsin Supreme Court justices asked to step aside in the pending ethics case against Justice David Prosser has agreed to do so.

State justices’ boycott reflects divided court (access required)

A Wednesday afternoon boycott staged by four state justices enhanced the fractured image of the Supreme Court and could happen again if its leader doesn’t conform to a new protocol.

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