The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied a request from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to block a Dane County judge's order directing him to sit for a deposition with attorneys for a liberal watchdog group seeking records related to the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election.
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Judge denies Vos request to stop deposition over records
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday denied a request from Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to delay him sitting for a deposition with attorneys for a liberal watchdog group seeking records related to the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election.
Read More »Judge rejects attempt to block election subpoena
A Wisconsin judge on Monday rejected an attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to block a subpoena issued by a Republican-hired attorney seeking to interview the state's chief elections administrator and obtain election-related documents and data as part of a GOP-ordered investigation.
Read More »Republican critic of election probe retiring from Senate
A Wisconsin state senator who has been one of the only Republican critics of the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election announced Friday that she will not be seeking reelection.
Read More »Vos wants election investigation done by end of January
Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants the investigation he ordered into the 2020 election to conclude by the end of the month, even as legal fights over subpoenas issued to mayors and the state's top elections official remain unresolved.
Read More »Green Bay mayor seeks sanctions against head of GOP probe
An attorney for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich is asking a judge to impose sanctions on the special investigator leading the Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election, saying Michael Gableman has made incorrect statements and should take out full-page newspaper ads to correct the record.
Read More »Judge orders Vos to be questioned about election probe
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday ordered that Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sit for a deposition with attorneys for a liberal watchdog group seeking records related to the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election.
Read More »Gableman subpoenas Madison information, finance officers
The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Republicans hired to investigate the 2020 presidential election wants a pair of Madison city officials to turn over documents and submit to questioning.
Read More »Vos: Wisconsin GOP election probe to go longer, cost more
Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday said the investigation he ordered into the 2020 presidential election will spill into next year and cost more money, factors he blamed on Democrats who are fighting subpoenas.
Read More »Key Wisconsin Republican wants end to GOP-led election probe
The Wisconsin Republican who leads the Senate Elections Committee said Monday that the GOP-ordered review of the 2020 election is riling up people who don't understand elections and that it needs to end.
Read More »Vos says Biden president, won’t disavow conspiracy theories
The Wisconsin Assembly's top Republican is refusing to say claims that Joe Biden stole the 2020 presidential election are merely conspiracy theories.
Read More »Commission rejects claim that grants to cities were illegal
Bipartisan Wisconsin elections officials have rejected a claim that private grants which helped cities run their elections during the coronavirus pandemic were illegal.
Read More »Group asks judge to find Wisconsin GOP leader in contempt
A liberal group asked a judge on Friday to find Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in contempt of court for not following a November court order to turn over records about a secretive review of the 2020 election that Republicans have been conducting for months.
Read More »Head of GOP-led election probe says mayors could be jailed
A retired state Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate Wisconsin's 2020 election says the mayors of Madison and Green Bay should face punishment and possibly jail time if they don't meet with him, according to court documents.
Read More »Editorial: Time to give it up, Mr. Gableman
Michael Gableman got off to a bad start in his redundant review of Wisconsin’s vote for president. And his ham-handed investigation keeps getting worse.
Read More »Judge sets December hearing on blocking election subpoena
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Monday set a December hearing on whether to block a subpoena demanding records from state elections officials. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sent subpoenas earlier this month to the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the state’s five largest cities demanding election records and ordering officials, including WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe, to appear ...
Read More »Kaul seeks to block subpoenas in GOP election probe
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul asked a court to block subpoenas issued by an attorney hired by Republicans to lead an investigation into the 2020 presidential election that was won by President Joe Biden.
Read More »Political theater is not law
A friend of mine, who was a federal prosecutor, told me once that the problem with special prosecutors being appointed to investigate potential crimes was that they have an incentive to find a reason to issue charges.
Read More »Wisconsin GOP leader defends keeping election records secret
Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday defended not releasing documents related to an ongoing investigation he ordered into the 2020 election, saying he believes the election was "tainted" but that President Joe Biden won.
Read More »No city officials testifying as part of election subpoenas
No election officials from Wisconsin's five largest cities or the state elections commission will be sitting for interviews Friday with the Republican-hired lead investigator on Friday as originally called for on subpoenas they were issued.
Read More »Wisconsin GOP election leader criticizes 2020 investigation
The GOP-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election ran into opposition Monday from the Republican leader of the Assembly election committee, who said she's been kept out of the loop and doesn't agree with moves being made by the leader of the probe.
Read More »Open-records lawsuit filed over GOP election investigation
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal government watchdog group on Friday sued Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos for not releasing records related to the ongoing investigation he ordered into the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit filed by American Oversight comes after a tumultuous week that saw Vos sign subpoenas sought by the attorney leading the ...
Read More »Wisconsin election investigator cancels mayors’ interviews
The retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in the battleground state on Thursday canceled plans to interview mayors and election officials from the state's five largest cities, days after he subpoenaed them.
Read More »Wisconsin’s largest cities targeted in 2020 election probe (UPDATE)
The retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election said Tuesday that he plans to issue subpoenas to mayors in the state's five largest and most Democratic cities.
Read More »Gableman sends subpoenas to Milwaukee, Green Bay officials
The former state Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Republicans' probe of the 2020 election has sent subpoenas to Milwaukee and Green Bay officials demanding information about private donations they used to run their voting operations.
Read More »Wisconsin election investigator warns of subpoenas
The retired conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election released a video Monday threatening to subpoena election officials who don't comply and saying the intent was not to overturn President Joe Biden's narrow victory in the battleground state.
Read More »Election probe email raises security concerns in Wisconsin
An email signed by the leader of a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin sent to county clerks on Monday raised security concerns about its authenticity and what measures would be taken to protect sensitive information requested.
Read More »Wisconsin election clerks told by investigator to keep data
The leader of a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin on Monday sent county clerks an email asking them to retain all records related to the election and notify him if any had been destroyed.
Read More »Milwaukee County rejects subpoena for ballots, election data
Milwaukee County on Friday rejected a subpoena issued by a Republican lawmaker seeking ballots, voting machines and other material related to the 2020 presidential election, saying it was not valid.
Read More »Milwaukee County prepared to reject election subpoena
Milwaukee County's chief elections clerk indicated Thursday that he was not going to comply with a subpoena issued by a Republican lawmaker requiring him to turn over ballots and voting machines to a GOP-controlled legislative committee next week.
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