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Court agrees part of Walker rule-making law unconstitutional
A portion of a Republican-written law that gives the governor the power to block new education rules is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
Prosecutor asks for justice recusal in Walker case
The prosecutor leading a secret probe into whether Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups wants at least one state Supreme Court justice to step out of considering lawsuits challenging the investigation.
Walker proposes eliminating Judicial Council (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate the 64-year-old Judicial Council, according to budget documents released Tuesday.
Former Walker aide appeals case to Supreme Court
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee county executive has appealed her conviction of misconduct in office to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
‘Molotov,’ Mr. Gimbel
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he doesn't remember sending a letter about a menorah that is signed "Thank you and Molotov" to prominent Milwaukee attorney Frank Gimbel.
Canadian Pacific taking high-speed rail claim to state (UPDATE)
Half a year after the rejection of a train company’s claim related to Gov. Scott Walker’s scotching of a high-speed railway to be built between Milwaukee and Madison, a railway is seeking compensation related to the same project.
Truth-in-sentencing opponents waiting for change
Those in Wisconsin’s legal community who oppose truth-in-sentencing understand their chances for overturning, or at least toning down, the law depend on how well they play the long game.
70,000 more pages of Walker documents released (UPDATE)
Nearly 70,000 pages of emails and attachments were released Tuesday that had been collected during the first secret investigation into former aides and associates of Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive.
US judge considers dismissing coordination suit
State courts should get the first crack at deciding how Wisconsin's campaign coordination law applies in cases involving political speech that doesn't explicitly tell people how to vote, an attorney for the board that oversees Wisconsin elections told a federal judge Thursday.
Appeals court rejects John Doe rehearing request
A federal appeals court has unanimously rejected a conservative group's request to reconsider a ruling last month tossing a lawsuit challenging an investigation into possible illegal campaign coordination.
Judge extends campaign law block
A federal judge has extended until Nov. 12 his order blocking a Wisconsin campaign coordination law that's at the center of an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and more than two dozen conservative groups.
Federal court: Walker campaign probe a state issue
A federal appeals court on Wednesday removed one barrier to restarting an investigation into possible illegal coordination between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and more than two dozen conservative groups, a legal setback for the Republican who is locked in a tough re-election campaign.
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