The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a former prison inmate was properly convicted of setting up a phone scam.

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Justice Michael Gableman on Friday recused himself from David Prosser's discipline case, leaving the court short of a quorum needed to hear it.

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The state Supreme Court won't reconsider a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law without Justice Michael Gableman.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Justice Michael Gableman won’t have to recuse himself from a case involving attorneys from Michael Best & Friedrich, a law firm that gave him thousands of dollars of legal counsel in a campaign ethics case.

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In a letter (PDF) filed Friday with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Milwaukee attorney Frank Gimbel argued in favor of a public forum for handling the pending ethics case against state Justice David Prosser.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has asked another colleague to step out of his discipline case.

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A Wednesday afternoon boycott staged by four state justices enhanced the fractured image of the Supreme Court and could happen again if its leader doesn’t conform to a new protocol.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a case challenging campaign rules that require financial disclosure from groups running issue ads for or against candidates.

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The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal complaint Friday against Justice David Prosser over his physical encounter with fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley last June.

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With less than a week before the Wisconsin Legislature breaks for the year, Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, introduced a flurry of bills to reform recusal and decision-making standards for judges.

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Over the past few years, the state Supreme Court's reputation has been tarnished.

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Though state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is under investigation, there is little hope for a recent legislative proposal to remove him from the court.

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A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court voted Monday to end its longstanding practice of discussing court administrative matters in open conference.

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Assembly Democrats are proposing a series of reforms that would make the state Legislature subject to the open meetings law and force members of the Supreme Court to step down from cases involving law firms they've received donations from.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman said Friday he won't recuse himself from three cases, including an attempt to reopen last year's decision that allowed Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law to take effect.

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A Democratic state lawmaker circulated a resolution Wednesday calling for the ouster of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman because he presided over cases involving a law firm that had represented him without charging legal fees.

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Another ethics complaint has been filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, claiming free services he received from a law firm violated state law.

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An attorney says state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman shouldn't recuse himself from a case that could affect recall efforts because he received free legal services.

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A prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to reopen his lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law, contending a justice who voted to dismiss the suit earlier this year got free legal help from the firm defending the law.

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A lawyer who provided free legal services to state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has resigned from Gov. Scott Walker's judicial selection commission.

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Just when you thought it was safe, more disappointing news came out this month about our state Supreme Court.

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Madison - A motion has been filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking the recusal of Justice Michael Gableman from a pending case that could affect ongoing recall efforts targeting four Republican state senators.

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Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne tells The Associated Press he is considering asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding the law that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

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Madison (AP) - A government watchdog group is requesting another investigation into Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman for accepting free legal services from a law firm with cases before the high court.

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A government watchdog group and a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday called for investigations into free legal services Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman received from a prominent law firm.

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Reluctant to require counties to pay the cost of civil appointments for poor people, the Wisconsin Supreme Court may turn to the State Bar for money to develop one or more pilot projects and test an ambitious proposal that could ultimately cost about $56 million per year.

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The 115th paragraph of a July 8 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion consists of a single sentence: “… Justice MICHAEL J. GABLEMAN joins this concurrence.”

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A $5 million punitive damage award has been effectively reinstated in a dispute between the shareholders of Link Snacks Inc., which makes beef jerky and other meat products. The jury actually imposed reciprocal $5 million punitive damage awards against the ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that circuit courts do not have the authority to order schools to provide alternative educational opportunities for expelled students. The court ruled in a ...

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing the value of requiring attorney appointments in most civil cases in circuit court. Those appointments could cost as much as $56 million annually. The court voted unanimously Wednesday to schedule a public hearing in ...

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