The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Madison judge’s ruling striking down the state’s voter identification law.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn rulings blocking the state’s voter identification law from being in effect for the November presidential election.
A second judge on Tuesday declared Wisconsin’s voter identification law unconstitutional, further guaranteeing that the ID requirement won’t be in place for this fall’s elections.
An attorney challenging Wisconsin’s new requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls called it “onerous and unreasonable burden” during opening statements in a trial Monday over the law’s constitutionality.
Wisconsin’s Department of Justice is appealing a judge’s ruling blocking the state’s voter photo identification law.
A Wisconsin judge has refused to lift his permanent injunction of the state’s voter photo identification law.
Pure objectivity is a myth. In that respect, Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan did nothing wrong when he signed a petition in November to recall Gov. Scott Walker and then, in March, granted a temporary injunction to stop the law that requires every voter show a photo ID before casting a ballot.
Recall elections targeting four Republican state senators and likely Gov. Scott Walker and his lieutenant governor are scheduled to begin on May 8 under a deal approved Wednesday by a Wisconsin judge.
A Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down the state’s voter identification law less than a week after another judge temporarily stopped it, complicating plans for state officials who want the law in place for the upcoming presidential primary.
A Wisconsin judge says he will decide next week whether to permanently block the state’s voter identification law.
A Dane County judge has ruled the League of Women Voters’ lawsuit challenging the state voter identification law can proceed and that Gov. Scott Walker is a proper defendant.
A judge has denied Gov. Scott Walker’s request for a two-week extension to review recall petition signatures.
A Madison judge has granted state election officials an additional 30 days to verify nearly 2 million signatures on recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.
A Wisconsin judge has delayed a decision on whether to let a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s new voter identification law to proceed.
Judge Richard Niess is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday about the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s new voter photo identification law.
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments this week about the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s new voter photo identification law.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge says recall elections against nine state senators can proceed. Six Republicans and three Democratic senators face recalls stemming from their positions on Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. A primary for the Republicans’ challengers is set for Tuesday. Both sides contend the recall petitions against them are [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge says voters should assume that all nine recall elections will go forward while lawsuits challenging their legitimacy are pending. Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess said at a hearing Wednesday that he anticipates ruling in the cases before the first primaries scheduled for July 12. Attorneys for the six [...]
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge gave Waukesha County nearly three more weeks to complete its recount in the state Supreme Court race, saying Monday that he would sacrifice speed for confidence in the county’s results. Wisconsin counties had until Monday to complete their recounts. State elections officials said all [...]
