Supreme Court
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GOP committee overstepped authority by blocking governor, state Supreme Court finds
Friday’s near-unanimous decision hands a major victory to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions coming Friday on ballot drop boxes, legislative powers
Progressives hope to overturn a near-total ban on ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear 2 high profile abortion lawsuits
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted two high-profile abortion lawsuits, one asserting that the state Constitution protects a woman’s right to abortion and another challenging a pre-Civil War law that was for years thought to ban the procedure.
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US Supreme Court ruling weakening federal agencies may affect Wisconsin regulations, legal battles
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits the authority of federal agencies to issue regulations, drawing praise from Wisconsin’s largest business group and fears among state environmental advocates.
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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.