Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was the sole dissenter this week in a Wisconsin Supreme Court insurance-law decision she called "harsh on the consumer."

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The euphoria that Wisconsin Republicans felt after winning yet another major political battle in the state Supreme Court this week is being dampened by a scathing dissent written by one of the conservative justices, raising doubts about how solid the conservative majority actually is.

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Local stay-at-home orders could be vulnerable to legal challenges after the state Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Tony Evers' statewide order went too far, attorneys warned Friday.

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The Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force has put the final touches on its recommendations for safely continuing jury trials and other in-person court proceedings as Wisconsin starts to reopen.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court justices filed seven separate opinions in their decision on Wednesday striking down the state's extended stay-at-home order.

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As Wisconsin awaits a decision in the Legislature's lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order, another challenge to the extended order is proceeding.

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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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The Wisconsin Legislature's lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is making headlines throughout the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case this week, giving conservative justices on the court an opportunity to dig into the assistant attorney general representing Andrea Palm, the Department of Health Services secretary.

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Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court raised doubts Tuesday about whether Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is legal, asserting that the Legislature never intended to give the executive branch so much power.

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Gov. Tony Evers was scheduled to meet late Monday afternoon with both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to discuss the next steps in Wisconsin's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments early next week in a lawsuit seeking to block Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order.

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In a short videoconferencing meeting on Friday, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack responded to five public comments the high court had received about an interim rule petition temporarily suspending jury trials in non-criminal matters.

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Marital property rights and an issue of double recovery are at the center of a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court honored Justice Dan Kelly for his time on the high court, with Justice Rebecca Bradley calling him a "faithful guardian of the Constitution" and a good friend.

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Gov. Tony Evers' attorney is warning that Wisconsin would see a confusing patchwork of county stay-at-home orders if the state Supreme Court strikes down the existing statewide mandate.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing what should rightfully be considered a gambling machine under state statute.

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There are no plans to postpone or otherwise alter a special congressional election in Wisconsin that is less than two weeks away, even though more than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during the state's presidential primary this month have tested positive for COVID-19.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of labor unions asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday for permission to help defend Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order from Republicans who are trying to overturn it. ...

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision upholding a jury verdict clearing a Columbia St. Mary's doctor of medical malpractice.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking the release of inmates from state prisons to reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19.

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Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature asked the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to block an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration extending a stay-at-home order until May 26.

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The state Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in a pair of lawsuits seeking to rein in the governor's partial veto authority.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments using online videoconferencing in April.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found the Court of Appeals "short-circuited" a circuit court by issuing a constructive trust in the absence of fact-finding.

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Turnout in Wisconsin's chaotic spring election held during a pandemic last week topped 34% of the voting-age population, the highest for an April vote since 2016 when there were two competitive presidential primary races on the ballot.

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Former Gov. Scott Walker's judicial appointees didn't fair well in the April 7 election. Justice Dan Kelly, Milwaukee County Judge Paul Dedinsky and Milwaukee County Judge Dan Gabler, all of whom were seeking full terms, lost to their challengers in the April 7 election.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided a Wisconsin statute allowing involuntary medication of inmates is facially unconstitutional under certain circumstances.

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A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court about Wisconsin's April 7 election saw the justices split on the scope of the issue in question: whether absentee ballots could be postmarked after election day.

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Wisconsin is the only state in the U.S. with an April election proceeding as planned, the result of an order the state Supreme Court issued on Monday.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide this week on punishment for two attorneys charged with misconduct.

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