Although all eyes are on Republican legislators' attempt to derail Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order in the state Supreme Court, two Waukesha County residents have quietly mounted their own challenge alleging the mandate violates their constitutional rights to worship, protest and travel.

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Thomas Farley came into the role of Waukesha County Corporation Counsel just as the county seated its first county executive. Appointed in 1991, Farley was the county’s lead attorney as Dan Finley moved into the newly created role of county executive. Finley held that position until he moved on and Dan Vrakas succeeded him.

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OKAUCHEE, Wis. (AP) — The Waukesha County district attorney will review a fatal shooting by a man who said he was defending himself against an intruder. The Okauchee homeowner said he was asleep when he heard someone breaking into his ...

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals CRIMINAL UNPUBLISHED Motor Vehicles Implied consent; motions to reopen; excusable neglect; competency Jesse M. Schaefer’s operating privileges were revoked after he failed to request a refusal hearing within the 10-day time limit set forth in Wis. ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials say Waukesha County’s vote totals in the state Supreme Court election appear to match totals from the county’s municipalities. The Government Accountability Board reviewed the county’s totals after Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced she ...

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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — An embattled county clerk is refusing to resign after she failed to immediately report thousands of votes in Wisconsin’s tightly contested Supreme Court race. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced last Thursday she had failed to ...

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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Waukesha County’s Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of the county clerk who botched her count of last week’s state Supreme Court race. Party chairman Victor Weer said in a news release ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is on track to lead challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by about 7,300 votes after all counties finish verifying the ballots cast in last week’s election — ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The campaign manager for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser says he’s open to a recount of Waukesha County votes. On Thursday Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said “human error” resulted in the city of Brookfield votes ...

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Madison (AP) - Wisconsin's chief election official has dispatched staffers to Waukesha County after the clerk there announced she had 14,000 more votes than she reported on election night.

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Incumbent Justice David Prosser was picked as the most qualified candidate in this year’s state Supreme Court race by the Waukesha County Bar Association. The voluntary organization released the results Wednesday of its judicial poll which asked members to rank ...

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By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an elderly woman’s estate can pursue her claims that a former state insurance adjuster robbed and assaulted her in 2006. The court’s decision fixed a ...

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