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Brad Schimel

Jun 3, 2018

Democratic AG candidate Kaul makes case against Schimel

Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul is making his case against Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, accusing him of prioritizing buying coins with his name on it over having rape kits tested.

Jun 1, 2018

Attorney general awards first school safety grant

Attorney General Brad Schimel is awarding the first school safety grant under a law Gov. Scott Walker signed in March.

May 29, 2018

Schimel: DOJ has sent all untested kits to labs

Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Department of Justice has now sent all untested sexual-assault-evidence kits to private laboratories for analysis.

May 21, 2018

DOJ spent $1,000 to send attorney to ADF conference

Wisconsin taxpayers paid about $1,000 to send one of Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel's top lawyers to a Christian legal advocacy group's West Coast conference last summer even though Schimel himself considered his own appearance there a political or personal event.

May 15, 2018

Wisconsin attorneys urge court to let them represent Evers

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction attorneys tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to let them represent Superintendent Tony Evers in a lawsuit challenging Evers' authority rather than the state Department of Justice, arguing the agency is refusing to accept its responsibility to defend Evers' position.

May 15, 2018

20 AGs back lawsuits by family planning groups against Trump

Twenty attorneys general are challenging Trump administration rule changes they say will reduce access to family planning services.

May 15, 2018

Wisconsin attorneys urge court to let them represent Evers (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction attorneys tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to let them represent Superintendent Tony Evers in a lawsuit challenging Evers' authority rather than the state Department of Justice, arguing the agency is refusing to accept its responsibility to defend Evers' position.

May 10, 2018

Wisconsin attorney general defends ADF conference trip

Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on Wednesday defended his appearance at a West Coast conference put on by the Alliance Defending Freedom, saying the conservative Christian law firm is trying to build "better love in the world."

May 8, 2018

Democrats rip Schimel for going to anti-gay group’s forum

Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel accepted thousands of dollars from an anti-gay organization to appear at the group's West Coast conference last summer, state records show.

May 2, 2018

Kaul calls Schimel’s voter ID remarks ‘incredible admission’

Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul says Republican incumbent Brad Schimel's suggestion that President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn't have won in Wisconsin without the state's voter ID law an "incredible admission" that the law was designed to help Republicans win elections.

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Apr 25, 2018

AG: Every school that applies for safety grants should get some money (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Department of Justice began accepting applications on Tuesday for $100 million in new school-safety grants.

Apr 20, 2018

State Bar rescinds award for convicted felon

The state bar association has stripped a lawyer convicted in a sexual assault of a prestigious award in the wake of stinging criticism from Attorney General Brad Schimel.

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