Supreme Court
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from coming close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated his First Amendment free speech rights and must […]
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After Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence and guns, Wisconsin advocates want to close ‘loopholes’
Leaders with End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin closely followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that kept in place a federal law that banned people with domestic violence restraining orders filed against them from owning guns.
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WEC staff: Vos recall organizers submitted enough signatures, but legal question remains
After an initial review, WEC staff determined that organizers turned in 6,866 valid signatures from residents in Vos’ old 63rd Assembly District.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case of brothers who say they were improperly fired after stealing from school district
Two brothers found guilty of stealing scrap metal from the Oconomowoc Area School District have been fighting for eight years to keep their jobs with the district. Their case is now headed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court is on track to decide a historically low number of cases
A statistical analysis by Marquette University history professor Alan Ball on his SCOWstats blog found the court will finish this session with fewer than 20 decisions, which is less than half the number from the previous term.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will remove the name of former conservative Justice David Prosser from the State Law Library and rename it in honor of Wisconsin’s first woman to practice law. Current conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley is calling the move “another petty and vindictive maneuver” from the court’s liberal majority.Â
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Wisconsin’s partial veto has stood for nearly a century. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will give it another look.
While dozens of other states have line-item vetoes, Wisconsin stands alone when it comes to the power it gives its governors through what’s known as the partial veto. Now, it’s up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether it stays that way.
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All 4 liberal justices back Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign
Just two days after she announced she was running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford received endorsements from all four of the court’s liberal justices — a rare sign of unanimity behind a single candidate this early in the campaign cycle.
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State Supreme Court creates committee to address attorney shortage ‘crisis’
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed a committee to propose solutions for the state’s attorney shortage, which has been especially challenging for rural areas.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now
The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election in place for now, a win for Republicans.