Wisconsin lawmakers spend taxpayer funds on legal fees
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers face a lawsuit as they spend taxpayer funds on private attorneys, with rates up to $550 an hour.
Law Forward sues Wisconsin Legislature over legal fees
Law Forward sued the Wisconsin Legislature over $26M in taxpayer-funded private legal fees since 2017, alleging violations of the state constitution.
Wisconsin elections panel seeks charges in Vos recall
Wisconsin Elections Commission recommends criminal charges against 13 people over alleged election fraud tied to the failed recall of Robin Vos.
Vos weighs impeachment after Dugan’s conviction
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says lawmakers may impeach Judge Hannah Dugan if she does not resign following her felony conviction tied to an immigration arrest.
State GOP leaders urge Dugan to resign after conviction
Wisconsin Republicans threatened Friday to impeach embattled judge Hannah Dugan if she doesn't resign immediately after she was convicted of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
Protasiewicz declines recusal in Gableman discipline case
Wisconsin Justice Janet Protasiewicz refuses to recuse herself from Michael Gableman’s disciplinary case as the Supreme Court reviews misconduct findings.
Justice Crawford recuses in Gableman ethics case
Justice Susan Crawford recuses from Michael Gableman’s ethics case, leaving the Wisconsin Supreme Court split 3-3 between liberals and conservatives on his law license suspension.
Dems propose simplifying ballot questions that amend constitution
Democratic legislators have proposed a bill to ensure ballot questions seeking to change the state’s constitution are written in plain language.
Gableman agrees to surrender law license
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman agreed Monday to surrender his law license for three years to settle multiple misconduct violations.
Gableman refuses to testify before OLR
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is refusing to testify before the Office of Lawyer Regulation in a case alleging he violated rules governing attorneys’ behavior.
How cost is used to deny access to records
There’s good news and bad news in a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision upholding an open records judgment related to the ridiculous and ham-handed investigation into alleged 2020 election fraud headed by former Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman.
Evers, Vos on same side, both argue against Supreme Court taking voucher lawsuit
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration and political opponent Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are in the rare position of taking the same side in a lawsuit seeking to end Wisconsin's taxpayer-funded voucher school system, telling the Wisconsin Supreme Court that it should not take the case.
Legal News
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- FBI interviews Milwaukee officers in 2020 election probe
- Georgia-Pacific settles wrongful termination lawsuit
- Attorney reprimanded over witness payments
- Animal rights activists set for trial in beagle raid case
- Wisconsin ballot curing lawsuit seeks uniform voter rules
- Kenosha couple loses appeal in Brewers 50/50 raffle case
- State lawsuit seeks electronic ballots for disabled voters
- Attorney disbarred after sexual assault conviction
- Wisconsin mom freed from ICE custody, speaks out
- Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs judicial recusal changes
- Toney eyes rematch with Kaul in AG race
Case Digests
- Involuntary Medication-Competency to Stand Trial
- Informer Privilege Statute-Clear Error
- Sixth Amendment-Third-Party Perpetrator Evidence
- Plea Withdrawal-Manifest Injustice
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Procedural Bar
- CHIPS Confidentiality-Remedial Versus Punitive Sanctions
- Insurance Law
- Breach of Contract-Rule 12(b)(6) Dismissal
- Constitutional Law-Qualified Immunity-First Amendment Retaliation
- Qualified Immunity-Excessive Force-Civil Rights
- Hostile Work Environment-Sexual Harassment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-McDonnell Douglas Framework










