A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on coronavirus outbreak cases, information sought two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic.
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Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell announced Wednesday that he will run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year to fill a seat currently held by the conservative former chief justice.
Read More »Coffee not covered, high court dismisses Colectivo’s COVID-19 lawsuit
After an April hearing, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of Society Insurance, granting the company’s motion to dismiss Colectivo Coffee Roasters lawsuit over COVID-19 coverage.
Read More »Justices debate Wisconsin school’s gender change policy
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether to block a Madison school district policy that prohibits staff from informing parents that their children have changed genders, with opponents arguing the policy amounts to a secret experiment on children and supporters countering that the guidance protects student privacy.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court broadens who can carry concealed guns
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday broadened who can legally carry concealed weapons in the state, overturning a lower court's ruling dealing with a man whose license was revoked due to a domestic violence conviction.
Read More »OLR: Milwaukee lawyer’s license reinstated despite disciplinary requirement deviations
A Milwaukee attorney’s license was reinstated Tuesday after the Supreme Court and Office of Lawyer Regulation agreed she’d served the terms and orders of her suspension.
Read More »High court honors wrongful death claim, affirms court of appeals decision
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed a court of appeals decision for a wrongful death suit. The ruling came Friday after the defendants filed a petition for review with the high court following the appeal decision in favor of plaintiff Kim Andruss in Estate of Oros v. Divine Savior Healthcare, Inc.
Read More »Judge says not to delete Wisconsin election probe records
For the second time in as many weeks, a judge on Wednesday ordered that records related to the Republican-ordered investigation funded by taxpayers into the 2020 election in Wisconsin not be deleted, saying she was "amazed" such an order was necessary.
Read More »Wisconsin tribal courts now allowed to make pro bono appointments
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has granted a petition allowing tribal courts to appoint attorneys to provide pro bono legal services, enabling lawyers to claim CLE credits in place of monetary payments.
Read More »High court rules to allow Attorney’s Oath to be taken virtually
Beginning July 1, applicants seeking admission to practice law in the state can register to take the Attorney’s Oath virtually instead of in-person.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Gableman disparages how head of elections panel dresses
The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election criticized how the leader of the bipartisan state elections commission dresses during a recent radio interview.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes
Wisconsin's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming midterm election where the battleground state's Democratic governor and Republican U.S. senator are on the ballot.
Read More »Wisconsin judge: DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin regulators lack the inherent authority to require businesses to clean up contamination from PFAS chemicals and other toxic contaminants because legislators haven’t established any restrictions on the substances, a judge ruled Tuesday. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren’s sweeping decision marks a major defeat for the state Department of Natural ...
Read More »Legal Action of WI petitions Supreme Court, lower eviction record retention
Legal Action of Wisconsin filed a petition with the Supreme Court to amend small claims and eviction record retention policies.
Read More »Evers asks state’s high court for swift action on redistricting
Wisconsin's Democratic governor told the state Supreme Court on Thursday that it should allow him to submit additional evidence defending his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected, arguing it is still better than the one submitted by the Republican Legislature.
Read More »State Supreme Court to review petition pushing for continuance of virtual depositions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has granted a hearing to review a petition requesting the allowance of virtual deposition and oathtaking to remain in place. The operation of these remote procedures expires July 1.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts governor’s redistricting maps
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday adopted "least change" legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a plan that largely preserves the current district lines that give Republicans majorities.
Read More »Justices to weigh if trafficking defense applies to homicide
The Wisconsin Supreme Court was set Tuesday to consider whether a woman can argue that she legally killed a man under a state law that absolves sex trafficking victims of their crimes.
Read More »Justices to consider if victims amendment enacted properly
The state Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims' rights was properly enacted.
Read More »Wisconsin Elections Commission retracts ballot box guidance
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to retract its guidance that allowed for multiple absentee ballot boxes and for people other than the voter to return absentee ballots, in compliance with a state Supreme Court order.
Read More »Wisconsin court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state elections commission to keep absentee ballot drop boxes in place through the April 5 election for local offices.
Read More »Vos fights attempts to ID deleted election probe records
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is trying to block a liberal watchdog group's attempts to have him identify records that were illegally destroyed related to the ongoing investigation into the 2020 presidential election.
Read More »Supreme Court won’t take challenge to absentee ballot boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch's request that it take over an absentee ballot box challenge in Wisconsin, in a ruling Friday.
Read More »Wisconsin immigrant rights group allowed to join legal fight
A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday allowed an immigrants-rights group to join a pending lawsuit challenging subpoenas issued by a Republican-hired attorney investigating President Joe Biden's 2020 election win in the battleground state.
Read More »Wisconsin Elections Commission proceeds with absentee rule
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is moving ahead with enacting a rule that will make it clear that local election officials can fill in missing information on absentee-ballot envelopes submitted by voters.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ballot boxes in place for now
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday allowed absentee ballot boxes to remain in place for the Feb. 15 statewide spring primary election for local offices, but said it will decide later about their legality going forward.
Read More »Wisconsin election officials deadlock on drop-box rules
Wisconsin elections officials failed to reach a consensus Friday on how to handle Republican lawmakers' demands that they either withdraw guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes or quickly publish formal rules, opening the door to yet another legal battle.
Read More »Wisconsin court OKs lawyers for lawmakers before lawsuits
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a divided vote on Thursday that state lawmakers can hire private attorneys at taxpayer expense even before a lawsuit has been filed, an extension of what had been done under current law.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to rule on ballot boxes
A conservative group Wednesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take over a legal challenge to absentee ballot boxes in Wisconsin and immediately lift a lower court's ruling that kept current law in place.
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