Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell announced Wednesday that he will run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year to fill a seat currently held by the conservative former chief justice.
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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 »Top Wisconsin court affirms GOP’s preferred approach to maps
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Republicans in a redistricting dispute, ruling that it saw no need to make significant changes to the maps that have helped the GOP win majorities in the state Legislature and congressional delegation.
Read More »Ziegler to replace Roggensack as Supreme Court chief justice
Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday picked Annette Ziegler to replace Pat Roggensack as chief justice.
Read More »Justices hear arguments in sweeping environmental cases (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday and ruled that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.
Read More »State Supreme Court clarifies child-testimony rules in unanimous opinion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court clarified child-testimony rules in a unanimous opinion involving a man convicted of sexually assaulting three children.
Read More »Wisconsin justices skeptical of GOP redistricting proposal
A Republican-backed push to fast-track redistricting lawsuits in the Wisconsin Supreme Court met with skepticism during a Thursday hearing, as the court's conservative chief justice questioned why the proposal was necessary and wondered how the thinly staffed court could be expected to draw maps.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court focuses on redistricting
The Wisconsin Supreme Court turns its attention to redistricting on Thursday, considering a request backed by Republicans to change its current procedures for handling cases related to the once-a-decade process of drawing new political boundaries.
Read More »Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit (UPDATE)
President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Thursday, as hearings in federal and state lawsuits seek to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner.
Read More »Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.
Read More »Wisconsin courts log 35 million minutes on Zoom since March
Wisconsin courts have logged 35 million minutes in Zoom meetings since March, according to Judge Randy Koschnick, director of state courts.
Read More »Judicial Council continues quest for budget money
The Wisconsin Judicial Council has filed a budget request asking for a staff attorney and an office in the state's 2022 budget year.
Read More »Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes
The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday overturned three of four partial budget vetoes issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, bucking decades of court precedent that upheld the governor's broad veto powers.
Read More »Roggensack touts Wisconsin judges for their lack of racial bias
State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack said she has long been interested in whether judges were responsible for the large number of Black people who are behind bars. She then pointed the judges to a 2016 paper she wrote on "race and sentencing" and the work of the Supreme Court statistician, Michael Thompson, on "race and Wisconsin courts."
Read More »Justices allow lower courts to resume with virus controls
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to allow courts to resume in-person hearings and jury trials if they can come up with plans to protect participants and observers from the coronavirus. The justices suspended in-person hearings and jury trials in March, ordering judges to continue trials to a date after May 22. Chief Justice Pat Roggensack ...
Read More »Roggensack sole dissenter on ‘harsh on the consumer’ insurance law decision
Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was the sole dissenter this week in a Wisconsin Supreme Court insurance-law decision she called "harsh on the consumer."
Read More »COVID-19 courts task force discusses unmasking witnesses, in-person precautions at final meeting
The Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force has put the final touches on its recommendations for safely continuing jury trials and other in-person court proceedings as Wisconsin starts to reopen.
Read More »Summary: Justices file 7 opinions in stay-at-home order ruling
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justices filed seven separate opinions in their decision on Wednesday striking down the state's extended stay-at-home order.
Read More »Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers' administration overstepped its authority when it extended the governor's stay-at-home order through the end of May, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Read More »Chief justice establishes statewide COVID-19 courts task force (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has established a statewide COVID-19 courts task force to recommend how the courts can safely continue jury trials and other court proceedings. The Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force will bring together participants from across the state to develop criteria meant to promote safe dealings in all courts and court proceedings. Circuit courts will then ...
Read More »‘Broad sweep of power’ or within public interest? How justices argued provisions in the state election order
Wisconsin is the only state in the U.S. with an April election proceeding as planned, the result of an order the state Supreme Court issued on Monday.
Read More »Justices push back against Karofsky’s corruption allegations
Justice Dan Kelly's conservative colleagues on the state Supreme Court are pushing back against his liberal challenger's accusations that's he's corrupt, calling her attacks "reckless rhetoric" that risks undermining the court's legitimacy.
Read More »Justices agree on decision, disagree on opinion in Brantner case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed on Tuesday on the outcome of a convicted murderer's appeal to the high court, but they disagreed on the way their decision was reached.
Read More »‘Really?’: Supreme Court justices disagree on invoking laches in homicide appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court disagreed on invoking laches in an appeal case that concerns a defendant's rights in a 2007 homicide conviction. Last week, a 4-3 majority upheld imposing laches in the case, prompting the responses "Really?" in one of the arguments.
Read More »Supreme Court rejects new trial in 1996 double homicide, clarifies transcript procedure
In a 4-3 decision announced Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the possibility of having a new trial in a decade-old double homicide case — a request made because of missing transcripts. In upholding an appellate court's previous decision, the majority concluded the defendant could not prevail without make a facially valid claim of arguably prejudicial error, no matter if all or part of a transcript is on hand.
Read More »Wisconsin judges to receive raises in January
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack used her State of the Judiciary Address on Wednesday in part to talk about the pay increases judges can expect to receive in January 2020 and January 2021.
Read More »Justices say governor should oversee school policy (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's Supreme Court reversed itself Tuesday and allowed the governor to take control of public school policy from the state superintendent, a decision that could translate to a major victory for Republicans if they can defeat Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in three years.
Read More »Roggensack re-elected as Wisconsin Supreme Court chief
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has been re-elected to a third, two-year term leading the court.
Read More »Abrahamson withdraws herself from another 3 cases
Justice Shirley Abrahamson has withdrawn herself from three more cases pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Abrahamson withdraws from 3 more cases
Justice Shirley Abrahamson has withdrawn from another three cases scheduled for oral argument.
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