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Jul 9, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws

The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.

Jul 1, 2020

Wisconsin court may not rule on voter purge before November

The Wisconsin Supreme Court won't hear oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to purge thousands of voters from the rolls until at least September, raising questions about whether the justices will rule before the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Jun 30, 2020

Racine lawsuit a test case for how much power local officials have to control spread of coronavirus

Patrick Marley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Six weeks after the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the state’s stay-at-home order, city and county officials are learning they may have little ability to control the spread of the coronavirus. A lawsuit in Racine could decide how much power local officials have to close bars and gyms and take […]

Jun 26, 2020

Supreme Court won’t allow disbarred Florida attorney to practice in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court won't allow a disbarred Florida attorney to practice law in Wisconsin.

Jun 18, 2020

Supreme Court declines to create actual innocence rule exception in legal malpractice case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to create an exception to the actual-innocence rule for a contractor who sued his state-appointed defense attorney after he went to jail. The State charged David Skindzelewski with theft by contractor in 2014. The criminal complaint said Skindzelewski received about $1,200 to install roof vents on a family home in 2010 but […]

Jun 16, 2020

Court says judge’s Facebook friendship gave rise to conflict

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a judge's decision to become Facebook friends with a woman whose child-custody case he was hearing gave rise to at least the appearance of bias, upholding a lower court's order that the case be re-heard by another judge.

Jun 12, 2020

Wisconsin judges call for more diversity in legal profession

More than two dozen Wisconsin appellate court judges, including two sitting justices on the state Supreme Court, called Friday for combating racism and increasing diversity in the legal profession.

Jun 4, 2020

Man convicted of assaulting stepdaughter finds no relief from state Supreme Court

A man convicted of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter found no relief from the Wisconsin Supreme Court in his case.

Jun 3, 2020

Court reinstates former lawyer’s license 17 years after revocation

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday conditionally reinstated a former attorney's law license about 17 years after it was revoked.

Jun 1, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear voter purge case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case seeking to purge about 129,000 voter registrations from the rolls ahead of the November presidential election after previously deadlocking on whether to get involved.

May 27, 2020

State Supreme Court dismisses second stay-at-home order lawsuit

The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed the second lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' overturned coronavirus stay-at-home emergency order on Wednesday.

May 26, 2020

Justices allow lower courts to resume with virus controls

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to allow courts to resume in-person hearings and jury trials if they can come up with plans to protect participants and observers from the coronavirus. The justices suspended in-person hearings and jury trials in March, ordering judges to continue trials to a date after May […]

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