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 prosecutor in the ... Subscribe ...
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Prosecutor accepts Supreme Court choke case (UPDATE)
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 request from Dane County's chief judge to serve as a special prosecutor in the case. Now she must ... Subscribe ...
Read More »DA wants new prosecutor in Supreme Court probe (UPDATE)
By 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 he wants to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. The high court was deliberating a lawsuit ... Subscribe ...
Read More »Activists call for justice to step aside at ‘Prosser Must Go’ rally
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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Read More »‘Prosser Must Go’ rally planned for noon at Capitol
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 during an argument in her office last month — a charge he denies. Authorities are investigating ... Subscribe Login Digital ...
Read More »BLAWG LOG: Prosser gag makes its way to Capitol Square
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.
Read More »Supreme Court argument leads to investigation
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 institution. Liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has accused conservative Justice David Prosser of trying to choke her during ... Subscribe ...
Read More »Sheriff investigating Supreme Court choking incident (UPDATE)
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 institution. Liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that conservative Justice David Prosser tried to ... Subscribe ...
Read More »Walker: Supreme Court needs to resolve discord (UPDATE)
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 court accused a conservative justice of putting her in a chokehold -- a charge he has ... Subscribe Login Digital ...
Read More »Wisconsin justice says court fight led to choking (UPDATE)
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 Bradley told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Justice David Prosser put her in a chokehold during ... Subscribe Login Digital ...
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