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.
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NAACP demands retraction of ‘inaccurate’ Wisconsin Right Now reporting
Protasiewicz’s campaign told the Wisconsin Law Journal on Wednesday evening that despite a Journal Sentinel story to the contrary, Protasiewicz has no plans to sue over allegations published in the Wisconsin Right Now story.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Ziegler to continue as Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler has been reelected by her fellow justices to a second two-year term leading the state’s highest court. The court announced Thursday that justices had voted in private to keep Ziegler in the post she first assumed in 2021. The court did not announce the vote breakdown. The chief justice has no ...
Read More »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 questions deferring to legislature who on Wednesday proposed exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban in the case of rape or incest.
Read More »The most important spring statewide election in the country?
Having just emerged from a busy election season, Wisconsin is already turning its attention back to the polls where control of the state Supreme Court hangs in the balance.
Read More »Supreme Court candidate won’t hear Democrats’ lawsuits
The Democrats' choice in a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race said Wednesday that she would not hear cases brought by the Wisconsin Democratic Party because it has donated $2.5 million to her campaign.
Read More »Janet Protasiewicz, Dan Kelly in spotlight for battleground state’s swing seat
Wisconsin has once again very quickly advanced to the center of the national political stage with all eyes on the April 4 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices.
Read More »Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in high court primary
A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won Tuesday's primary to face off in a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine majority control with major issues looming.
Read More »Meet the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court
A normally sleepy election, the 2023 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court could have huge consequences in the battleground state. Experts predict tens of millions of dollars will be spent to influence it.
Read More »Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday.
Read More »Protasiewicz leads in money race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz has raised more money over the last six months of 2022 than her three rivals combined in the pivotal race that will determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Partisan-backed Supreme Court candidates vow to be fair
Partisan-backed candidates running for a seat that will determine whether conservatives or liberals have majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court said at a Monday forum that they would not let party politics influence how they rule.
Read More »Milwaukee County judge announces candidacy for Supreme Court
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz announced Wednesday that she will run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year to fill a seat currently held by the conservative former chief justice.
Read More »Milwaukee man sentenced to life for killing daughter’s mom
A Milwaukee man who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter's mother and is charged with killing the couple's girl was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Read More »Milwaukee man gets 20 years in hit-and-run deaths of sisters
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed two sisters and left their cousin badly injured as they were leaving a playground.
Read More »Protasiewicz’s experience spans from classroom to both sides of courtroom
Janet Protasiewicz has done it all.
Read More »Gramling Perez heads list of Tuesday’s winners
Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Laura Gramling Perez easily bested her opponent Tuesday to become the new judge in Branch 32.
Read More »Five contested judicial races in Tuesday’s election
Forty-four judges’ seats are up for election Tuesday in Wisconsin.
Read More »Poll: MBA members find Gramling Perez more qualified for judge seat
Milwaukee circuit judge candidate Laura Gramling Perez received more votes saying that she was qualified for the Branch 32 judge seat than her opponent, Cedric Cornwall, according to a Milwaukee Bar Association poll.
Read More »Milwaukee Bar to host forum for circuit court candidates
The Milwaukee Bar Association will host a forum March 6 for two court commissioners vying for a soon-to-be vacant circuit judge seat.
Read More »Few challengers for spring judicial elections
Only one judge’s race in Milwaukee County will be contested during this spring’s election.
Read More »Applications available for Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge spot
Gov. Scott Walker is taking applications for a soon-to-be vacant circuit court judge position in Milwaukee County.
Read More »Protasiewicz to run for Branch 24 seat
A Milwaukee prosecutor announced her candidacy Friday to run for a soon-to-be vacant judge seat in next spring’s elections.
MBA to host Branch 45 judicial forum
The Milwaukee Bar Association will host a judicial forum for the candidates seeking election to Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 45.
Read More »Milwaukee Bar to host meet the candidates forums
The Milwaukee Bar Association is hosting two forums next month to introduce candidates running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well as candidates for a Milwaukee County judicial spot.
Read More »Prosecutor files papers for Milwaukee County judge run
Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Protasiewicz is running for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court’s Branch 45 judicial seat.