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Commission files complaint over choking incident (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal complaint Friday against Justice David Prosser over his physical encounter with fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley last June.
Justice gone wild
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.
Supreme Court justices agree to play nice (UPDATE)
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court justices pledged Wednesday to work together in a collegial fashion, though some only reluctantly agreed to what was arguably the most toothless suggestion put forth by a chief justice hoping to repair the court’s reputation as divided and dysfunctional. Several justices said the […]
Judicial Commission to review Supreme Court choking case
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.
View from around the state: Justices must repair court’s reputation
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.
Reports show animosity between Supreme Court justices
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.
Prosecutor won’t charge Wisconsin justice (UPDATE)
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 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. […]
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 […]
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.
Supreme argument
[caption id="attachment_34114" align="alignnone" width="630" caption="Scott Ross, executive director for One Wisconsin Now, speaks to the crowd gathered at Tuesday's "Prosser Must Go" rally outside the state Capitol in Madison. Women’s rights organizations and elected officials came together to call for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser to step aside. Justice Ann Walsh [...]
‘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 […]
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