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Mar 25, 2021

Wisconsin court tosses AG’s lame-duck lawsuit

Wisconsin's conservative-leaning Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging statues Republican lawmakers passed during a 2018 lame-duck session limiting his powers.

Jul 30, 2020

Legal tab for GOP lawmakers’ private attorneys nears $4.8 million

The tab for private attorneys hired by Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin has now hit nearly $4.8 million for this legislative session, driven recently by fights over Gov. Tony Evers’ orders during the COVID-19 pandemic and a string of election lawsuits.

Jul 17, 2020

Appeals court won’t reinstate Democrats’ lame-duck challenge

A federal appeals court panel refused Thursday to reinstate Wisconsin Democrats' lawsuit challenging Republican-authored lame-duck laws that curbed the powers of the Democratic governor and attorney general before they took office.

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Jul 9, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws

The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.

Feb 11, 2020

Finance committee, Kaul to discuss 3 possible settlements

Republican lawmakers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul are scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss settling three lawsuits after the defendants in those cases agreed to make the terms of the deals public.

Jan 2, 2020

Kaul scores wins, clashes with GOP during first year

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's first year in office was a mixed bag of resounding victories and frustrating defeats. He made plenty of moves to please his base but ran afoul of Republican lawmakers before his first day on the job.

Dec 11, 2019

Supreme Court denies 2 motions in lame-duck lawsuits

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied two motions in two of the state's lame-duck lawsuits.

Oct 21, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs lame-duck arguments (UPDATE)

Republicans tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Monday to dismiss a union lawsuit challenging their contentious lame-duck laws, insisting during oral arguments that the laws don't violate the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.

Oct 9, 2019

Wisconsin GOP to let disabled Democratic lawmaker call in

A paralyzed Wisconsin lawmaker would be allowed to call into committee meetings he can't attend in person under rule changes Republicans released on Tuesday to meet demands the Democrat made nearly a year ago.

Oct 1, 2019

Federal judge tosses Democrats’ lame-duck lawsuit

Wisconsin Democrats trying to undo laws that Republicans passed just before Gov. Scott Walker left office suffered another setback in court when a judge threw out their federal lawsuit.

Sep 27, 2019

High court denies Evers’ motion in lame-duck lawsuits

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied Gov. Tony Evers' motion to reconsider a brief amicus curiae from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty in two lame-duck lawsuits.

Sep 10, 2019

Kaul: Hundreds of millions could be at stake in settlements

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says hundreds of millions of dollars could be at stake in lawsuit settlements that can't be approved without the state Legislature's assent.

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