Reluctant to require counties to pay the cost of civil appointments for poor people, the Wisconsin Supreme Court may turn to the State Bar for money to develop one or more pilot projects and test an ambitious proposal that could ultimately cost about $56 million per year.

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I have been on high alert — not to mention haunted by a profound and growing sense of apprehension, anxiety, and outright fear — ever since I learned that a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice was accused this past summer of trying to throttle one of his colleagues who had disagreed with him during a meeting in which matters apparently went south really fast.

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On Thursday, the state Supreme Court breathed life into a contentious petition to abolish mandatory participation in the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday shot down proposals to hold private deliberations in public, but is still considering a therapeutic resolution to internal bickering that has plagued the court.

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Legislation calling for state Supreme Court justices to be appointed instead of elected could be introduced this week.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rule designed to regulate those nasty campaign ads that flood Wisconsin air waves every fall could stifle political speech across the state, an attorney for a coalition of conservative groups ...

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The Wisconsin Judicial Commission is next in line to take a crack at getting to the bottom of the alleged choking incident involving two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices.

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The shameful incident involving a physical altercation between two justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court is closed. But there is a long way to go before the damage to the court's reputation can be repaired.

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A liberal state Supreme Court justice told detectives a conservative colleague put his hands on her neck but never applied pressure, while he claims he was simply trying to ward her off as she charged him with a clenched fist, according to investigative reports released Friday.

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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 ...

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The 115th paragraph of a July 8 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion consists of a single sentence: “… Justice MICHAEL J. GABLEMAN joins this concurrence.”

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A case involving the voluntary payment doctrine and “cramming” currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could open courthouse doors to large class actions alleging overbilling.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rural prosecutor will decide whether to charge Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser with attacking a liberal colleague. Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett said Monday she has accepted a ...

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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison prosecutor wants a judge to pick someone else to handle allegations state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser attacked a liberal colleague. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Monday ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the sixth drunken driving conviction of man who no one actually saw driving a vehicle or even sitting behind the wheel. The 2007 ...

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More than 200 people attended a rally outside the state Capitol on Tuesday calling for Justice David Prosser to take a leave of absence from the bench, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.

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Women’s rights organizations and elected officials plan to gather at the Capitol on Tuesday to call for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser to step aside. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has accused Prosser of putting her in a chokehold her ...

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The ongoing controversy over Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s allegations that Justice David Prosser choked her during an argument June 13 ballooned to new heights Thursday.

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The state Supreme Court election process is not perfect, Justice Patience Roggensack said, but it’s not worth abandoning as a result of recent bickering amongst the court.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fight between Wisconsin’s divided Supreme Court justices led Monday to a criminal investigation and calls from the governor and others to resolve long-standing differences and restore public confidence in the ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fight between Wisconsin’s divided Supreme Court justices led Monday to a criminal investigation and calls from the governor and others to resolve longstanding differences and restore public confidence in the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin law professor says bickering among the state’s Supreme Court justices has made the court a “laughingstock.” His comments come after a liberal justice accused a conservative court member of choking her during an argument ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker took the state Supreme Court justices to task Monday, saying their infighting has to end for the sake of public confidence in the court. His comments came after a liberal member of the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal faction has accused a conservative justice of choking her during an argument in her office earlier this month — a charge he denied. Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh ...

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A switch to a voluntary State Bar will take more than a few deletions to the current rules governing membership.

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The push to abolish the mandatory State Bar suffered a setback Wednesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a petition to make the organization voluntary. By a 4-3 vote, the court decided that the proposal submitted Feb. 11 by attorneys ...

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Four justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed recently that a defendant’s custodial statements were properly suppressed, because the defendant had already been charged, had retained counsel and the authorities knew he had retained counsel.

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Attorneys argue the State Bar of Wisconsin should have proof, rather than theory, when spending mandatory dues on activities that either regulate the legal profession or improve the quality of legal services.

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Defense attorneys may renew their campaign to recuse Justice Michael Gableman from criminal cases should attorney JoAnne Kloppenburg defeat Incumbent Justice David Prosser in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election. With Prosser on the court, the six state Supreme Court justices ...

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