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Wisconsin Supreme Court

Dec 22, 2023

UPDATED: Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps

The 4-3 liberal majority Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered new legislative maps Friday, just months before the 2024 presidential election, sparking praise from Democrats and sharp criticism from the dissent and Republicans.

Nov 17, 2023

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.

Nov 7, 2023

Court of Appeals punts

By avoiding the issue they not only missed an opportunity for a fascinating discussion but provided no assistance to prosecutors and trial courts.

Chief Justice Annette Ziegler
Nov 2, 2023

Judiciary meeting spotlights court backlog, mental health, criminal justice reform, security

Court backlogs, security, mental health, and criminal justice reform were topics of discussion.

Wisconsin Supreme Court
Nov 1, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts three new cases

Cases accepted range from legislative maps and impaired driving to waiver of counsel.

Oct 17, 2023

Ties are for losers

Sports, being highly sensitive to public opinion, has greatly reduced the number of ties.  Football games have overtime.  Golf has extra holes.  Hockey and soccer (well, some soccer games) have shootouts. 

Wisconsin redistricting
Oct 9, 2023

Wisconsin GOP leader silent on impeachment of Supreme Court justice after earlier floating it

Wisconsin's top Republican state lawmaker, who had threatened to possibly impeach a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice if she didn't step down from a redistricting case, didn't mention that option Monday in his first comments since the justice decided against recusal.

Wisconsin Eviction
Oct 9, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with tenant advocates in limiting eviction records

The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted Monday in its first public administrative conference in more than a decade to reduce from 20 years to two years the time when most eviction records must be kept on the state court website.

Oct 9, 2023

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 28, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking an order blocking any attempt from the state Legislature to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz, a new member of the court whose victory this spring tilted control of the court in favor of liberals.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 21, 2023

Money laundering complaint filed against Justice Protasiewicz by convicted felon, election denier, alleged stalker

The same election denier and convicted felon who allegedly stalked Elections Commission chair Meagan Wolfe has filed a complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Janet Protasiewicz.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 20, 2023

Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers

Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about redistricting.

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