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Janet Protasiewicz impeachment

Nov 13, 2023

Wisconsin judge orders former chief justice to turn over records related to impeachment advice

A Wisconsin judge on Friday ordered the former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to produce records related to her work advising the Republican Assembly speaker on whether to impeach a current justice.

Protasiewicz Impeachment
Oct 12, 2023

2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment

A second conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice on Wednesday came out against it.

Wisconsin redistricting
Oct 10, 2023

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment

There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what is known now, a former justice advised the Republican legislative leader who asked him to review the issue.

Vos impeachment
Sep 22, 2023

New lawsuit launched over secret Vos impeachment investigation

The Non-partisan watchdog group American Oversight announced Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the Dane County District Attorney's office alleging the new impeachment investigation recently announced by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos violates Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 21, 2023

Money laundering complaint filed against Justice Protasiewicz by convicted felon, election denier, alleged stalker

The same election denier and convicted felon who allegedly stalked Elections Commission chair Meagan Wolfe has filed a complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Janet Protasiewicz.

David Prosser
Sep 18, 2023

Justice tapped to investigate Protasiewicz impeachment accepted GOP donation

One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for taking Democratic Party money accepted donations from the state Republican Party when he was on the court.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 13, 2023

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he's created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 12, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 11, 2023

Lawsuit requests Wisconsin Supreme Court to block impeachment before Assembly acts

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is being asked to prohibit the Wisconsin Legislature from impeaching liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 11, 2023

GOP threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge

Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one of the most closely divided states for a dozen years. Maintaining that power is now at the heart of a drama involving the state Supreme Court that has national political implications.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 7, 2023

Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Janet Protasiewicz over donations, but conservatives also took party cash

Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 7, 2023

Democrats open war chest to combat impeachment efforts of Janet Protasiewicz

Democratic Party of Wisconsin opened its war chest Wednesday, releasing $4 million in the 'Defend Justice' multi-pronged statewide campaign.

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