Dan Kelly

Mar 28, 2023

Dan Kelly’s ties to Anti-Semitism spark concerns among Wisconsin lawmakers and jurists

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly appeared virtually alongside a pastor who compared COVID-19 rules in 2020 to the Holocaust.

Mar 28, 2023

Wis. Supreme Court Chief Justice endorses Kelly

Ziegler said Kelly will uphold the rule of law. Wisconsin State Journal reports when Kelly was a Wis. Supreme Court justice several fellow conservative justices dissented on his decisions for alleged judicial errors, such as misreading simple language in a statute, ignoring straightforward statutory interpretations and misapplying judicial precedent.

Mar 25, 2023

April 4 Election: Wis. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Municipal Court

Several important races are on the April 4 ballot. Read more about each race by clicking on the respective links in the article.

Mar 24, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court Dan Kelly candidate ‘OK’ with Jan. 6 participant

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dan Kelly, the Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the […]

Mar 23, 2023

Pro-gun, anti-abortion groups endorse Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly

Dan Kelly, who is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, appeared alongside a man who was investigated by the FBI for the fatal shooting of an abortion doctor in 1994.

Mar 21, 2023

Sparks fly at Tuesday’s battleground state’s swing seat Supreme Court debate

Protasiewicz accuses Kelly of being a "true threat to our democracy." Kelly accuses Protasiewicz of lying and slander.

Mar 19, 2023

Kelly’s deleted blog posts reveal his personal views

Kelly's recovered blogs reveal his views on guns, women's rights, a free press, Social Security, Medicare, same-sex marriage, legalizing marijuana, abortion, and much more.

Mar 18, 2023

Dan Kelly’s deleted blog posts raise new questions

The Wisconsin Law Journal has recovered many of Kelly's deleted posts. Several of the deleted posts are available to read within this article.

Mar 16, 2023

Courts (and the legal field in its entirety) should choose civility

There are frequent reminders for lawyers in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and articles on the importance of civility among adversaries. Civility, like all good lessons, should flow from the top down, as children learn from their parents. In law, that means civility starts with the judges and court commissioners.

Mar 14, 2023

Updated: Supreme Court candidate Kelly accuses Protasiewicz of slander and lies, Protasiewicz campaign says ‘Kelly’s entire record is a sham’

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice candidate Dan Kelly accused the news media of inconsistencies and his opponent, Janet Protasiewicz of lying and slander at Press Club event Tuesday. Protasiewicz's campaign responded in a statement saying that Kelly is an "extreme, right-wing politician who is desperate to hide his record of corruption on the bench." At Tuesday's event, Kelly punted abortion questi[...]