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Wisconsin Supreme Court

Jun 30, 2022

Business court pilot project receives green light on extension from state court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court granted an extension Wednesday allowing the state's business court pilot project, started in 2017, to continue through July 2024.

Jun 30, 2022

Wisconsin court bats down challenge to Kohler golf course

Conservatives on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a conservation group couldn't challenge an agency's decision to sell state park land for the construction of a high-end golf course along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Jun 29, 2022

Court: Boy accused in mall shooting should be tried as adult

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled a boy accused of shooting and wounding eight people at a suburban Milwaukee mall in 2020 should be tried in adult court.

Jun 29, 2022

Wisconsin high court accepts three new cases, denies over 50

Wisconsin's Supreme Court announced its acceptance of three new cases for review Tuesday, denying over 50 cases. The accepted cases come from circuit court decisions in Milwaukee, Trempealeau and Langlade counties. 

Jun 28, 2022

Election investigator sued again for deleting records

A liberal government watchdog group on Tuesday filed its fourth open records lawsuit over the investigation of the 2020 election result in Wisconsin, targeting the lead investigator for his practice of deleting records he didn't deem useful to the investigation.

Jun 27, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court appoints three new chief judges, re-appoints two

Three circuit court judges from Waushara, Outagamie and Taylor counties have been appointed as new chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Jun 27, 2022

WHERE HAVE ALL THE LAWYERS GONE? Underpaying defense attorneys no way to be ‘tough on crime’

On May 24, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, dismissed an appeal of the Court of Appeals decision in State v. Lee, 2021 WI App 12, in a per curium “decision” of less than one page.

Jun 24, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion round-up, June 20-24

Touching on subjects from sexual assault charges to disputes over construction liens, the Wisconsin Supreme Court released six opinions from its caseload this week. Of those, five reversed court of appeals decisions.

Jun 23, 2022

Court backs arrest by officers responding to ShotSpotter

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Milwaukee man who was arrested by officers responding to a report from gunshot location technology, ruling that the officers had reasonable suspicion to stop him beyond just the gunshot technology.

Jun 23, 2022

Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state testified Thursday that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open-records requests.

Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits

In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.

Gableman ordered to not delete records
Jun 21, 2022

Gableman’s attorneys appeal contempt order

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate the 2020 election in Wisconsin has appealed a contempt ruling against him related to his response to an open records request and heated appearance in court.

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