Supreme Court
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Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses Racine voting van lawsuit
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority has dismissed a lawsuit claiming a Racine mobile-voting van is illegal, ruling that the Republican man who filed the challenge didn’t have legal standing to do so.
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Crawford, Schimel won’t pledge to recuse from cases involving political parties
With Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on track to be the most expensive judiciary election in history, neither candidate has pledged to recuse themselves from hearing cases involving the political parties backing their races.
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Group tied to Elon Musk investing in Wisconsin ahead of Supreme Court race
A political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk has scheduled hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of TV ads in Wisconsin this week.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considering whether man with expunged domestic violence record can buy guns
A man whose domestic violence conviction was expunged from his record is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to let him buy a gun. During oral arguments Thursday, justices questioned whether federal law allows it.
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Union tells Supreme Court that UW Health can collectively bargain despite Act 10
A union representing nurses in Madison is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to require UW Health to collectively bargain despite Act 10 stripping those rights from most public employees in 2011.
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Protasiewicz says she won’t recuse from case challenging Wisconsin Act 10
A lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Act 10 will take a while longer to make its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But once it gets there, Justice Janet Protasiewicz plans to hear the case.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considering ‘speedy trial’ rights for inmate whose case spanned nearly 4 years
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considering whether to drop an inmate’s assault conviction because he had to wait 46 months before going to trial.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn recuses himself from Act 10 challenge
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn will not participate in a case challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin Act 10, the 2011 law restricting public employee collective bargaining rights.
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GOP accuses Crawford of ‘selling’ congressional seats for addressing Democratic donor briefing
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is facing Republican criticism for participating in a Democratic donor call advertised as a “chance to put two more House seats in play.”
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Wisconsin Republicans call on Protasiewicz to recuse from hearing Act 10 case
Wisconsin Republican leaders have called on Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from hearing a lawsuit about Act 10, the law that ended collective bargaining rights for most public sector employees more than a decade ago.