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Attorneys ask judge to toss union lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State attorneys have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Democratic Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne alleges Republican lawmakers violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law during debate on the plan. Judge Maryann Sumi has blocked the law while she considers the case. She […]
GAB to seek extension of recount deadline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board will be asking for an extension in the deadline to complete the recount in the state Supreme Court race. Board director Kevin Kennedy said Thursday that Dane County has requested a one-day extension to Monday’s deadline. He says Waukesha County has also asked for a deadline […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear union case
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday it would hear arguments in June over whether a judge had the authority to block implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal taking away collective bargaining rights from nearly all state workers. The court asked both sides of a lawsuit challenging […]
Court wants arguments for taking up union law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has asked attorneys for reasons why it should take up a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive collective bargaining plan. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne has filed a lawsuit alleging Republican legislators violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law during debate on the plan before Walker signed it […]
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Supreme Court denies Judge Siefert’s petition for certiorari
The U.S. Supreme Court will not be hearing Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John Siefert’s challenge to the Code of Judicial Conduct. On Monday, the Court denied Siefert’s petition for certiorari in Siefert v. Alexander, bringing to a close a long battle over the free speech rights of judges and judicial candidates. Nevertheless, Siefert said […]
Counties work to meet recount deadline
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Government Accountability Board says that as of Sunday afternoon only about one third of the state’s reporting units have completed their recount of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The recount information is due to the state in just eight days. The recount process began Wednesday with Justice David Prosser […]
Court rules statements must be suppressed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says statements a Whitefish Bay man made to police after he had retained an attorney are inadmissible in court. Brad Forbush is fighting sexual assault and false imprisonment charges in Sheboygan County. According to court documents, detectives elicited potentially incriminating statements from him even though he was […]
Supreme Court limits class actions
Washington - The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of people to combine forces and fight corporations together when they want to dispute contracts for cellphones, cable television and other services, a move consumer advocates called a crushing blow.
Recount begins in Supreme Court election (SLIDESHOW)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first statewide recount in more than 20 years began Wednesday with county workers scrutinizing ballots in a state Supreme Court race that many saw as a referendum on Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his polarizing collective bargaining law. Challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg requested a recount after […]
Supreme Court recount to cost $500K or more (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court recount will cost at least $500,000, as county election officials feel their way through the third statewide recount in Wisconsin history, an Associated Press survey of clerks found. The AP asked clerks in all 72 counties how much it would cost to […]
Supreme Court recount deadline May 9 (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount in the state Supreme Court race will begin Wednesday and, barring a court-ordered extension, must be finished by May 9. Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Government Accountability Board discussed the recount procedure Monday with local election officials from nearly all 72 counties. Given the rarity of a […]
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