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 ...
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Wisconsin court rules against transgender sex offender
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority said Thursday that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state's sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names.
Read More »Supreme Court won’t take challenge to absentee ballot boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch's request that it take over an absentee ballot box challenge in Wisconsin, in a ruling Friday.
Read More »Supreme Court receives 5 comments, no questions about COVID-19 rule
In a short videoconferencing meeting on Friday, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack responded to five public comments the high court had received about an interim rule petition temporarily suspending jury trials in non-criminal matters.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: State justices divide on determining consent
What can an ordinary passenger do to stop police from searching the passenger’s property when it’s in a vehicle being searched with the driver’s consent?
Read More »Justices vote down proposal to make some OLR investigations public
The public will not be privy to attorney misconduct investigations before a formal complaint is filed, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Read More »CAPITOLISMS BLOG: Concrete evidence of humor at the state’s high court
It’s hard to imagine anyone turning to Wisconsin Supreme Court rulings for entertainment.
Spending subdued in state’s high court race
What if they held a Wisconsin Supreme Court election and nobody spent staggering sums trying to influence its outcome?
Read More »Roggensack releases first ad in Supreme Court race (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack released the first television ad of the campaign on Wednesday, touting her experience as a judge over her two opponents who have never served on the bench.
Megna wants candidates to turn down out-of-state donations (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Vince Megna is calling on two others in the race to turn down any donations that come from outside the state.
Read More »Little fundraising reported in Wis. Supreme Court races (UPDATE)
Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court reported little fundraising activity in the last two months of 2012 as the campaign remained largely silent ahead of the April 2 election.
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 »Justices meet with state lawmakers (UPDATE)
All seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have met with 20 Wisconsin state lawmakers as part of the biennial tradition at the beginning of each new legislative session.
Read More »Candidates for spring Supreme Court election certified
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has certified which candidates will appear on the spring ballot.
Read More »No challenges filed to candidates in state’s high court election
No challenges have been filed to signatures submitted by candidates running for the state Supreme Court.
Read More »Wis. high court candidates file nomination papers
Candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court jabbed at each other Wednesday as they filed their nomination signatures, attacking each other's tactics and trading barbs over experience.
Read More »Wis. Supreme Court candidates turn in nomination papers (UPDATE)
Two state Supreme Court hopefuls have filed nomination papers for this spring's elections.
Roggensack submits signatures for re-election (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack on Friday defended the way the state's highest court has functioned recently, saying justices are working together despite reports of tension and a highly publicized altercation.
Deadline looms for state’s Supreme Court candidates (UPDATE)
Those hoping to run for a position on the state Supreme Court are making a final push to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot.
Read More »Walker says he may not endorse candidate in Supreme Court race
Republican Gov. Scott Walker is praising the work of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack, but stopping short of saying whether he will endorse her as she seeks re-election.
Read More »Megna calls on candidates to declare ideology (UPDATE)
A candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court who has already declared he is a Democrat on Wednesday called on other candidates in the race, including a sitting justice, to state their political ideology.
Read More »Marquette law professor Fallone joins Wis. Supreme Court race (UPDATE)
Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone announced Monday that he plans to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next spring, becoming the third announced candidate and essentially assuring that a primary will be needed in February.
Lawyers ask Wis. high court to rule in prayer death (UPDATE)
A couple who prayed instead of taking their daughter to the hospital as she lay dying at their home were rightfully convicted of homicide, a state attorney told the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case that raises questions about when prayer healing turns criminal.
Candidates for spring Supreme Court election coming into focus
Who's in and who's out for a statewide Supreme Court election to be decided in April should start to come into clearer focus as candidates were able to circulate petitions to get on the ballot starting Saturday.
Read More »Roggensack announces Supreme Court re-election bid
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack says she is running for re-election.
Megna throws hat into Supreme Court race (UPDATE)
Noted lemon law attorney Vince Megna, who in recent months has posted numerous satirical videos online lampooning Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, told The Associated Press on Friday that he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Marquette law professor considering Supreme Court run
A law school professor at Marquette University says he is considering running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Report: Judge in collective bargaining case considering run for Wisconsin Supreme Court (UPDATE)
A Dane County judge who drew fire from conservatives for a ruling last year halting implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law said Thursday that she is considering a run next year for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Policy wording at heart of state Supreme Court case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in fall will hear a construction litigation case in which an insurance company might be compelled to pay more than $600,000 in subrogation claims based on the interpretation of the word “occurrence,” the economic loss doctrine and commercial general liability policy exclusionary language.
Read More »Prosser switches campaign account to legal defense fund
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is almost $230,000 in debt and has switched his campaign account to a legal defense fund, according to a report filed Friday with the Government Accountability Board.