Fired Wisconsin courts director files complaints against liberal Supreme Court justices
1 year, 4 months ago

Fired Wisconsin courts director files complaints against liberal Supreme Court justices

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The former director of Wisconsin’s court system who was fired by liberal state Supreme Court justices the day after they gained control of the panel has filed complaints against his replacement and the justices who voted to oust him. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday that Randy Koschnick, who was appointed to the role in 2017 by a conservative majority, filed five complaints Tuesday with the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, an independent agency that enforces a code of conduct for judges and court commissioners. His five complaints were filed against Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet, Jill Karofsky and Janet Protasiewicz, as well as Audrey Skwierawski, who was named interim director of the state court system. The director of state courts is Wisconsin’s top nonjudicial court official and advises the Supreme Court on improving court processes while also overseeing court budgets and operations.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader
1 month, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate. Republicans who control the state Senate tried to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission …

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state’s highest court on the line. AP AUDIO: Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is once …

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control
8 months, 1 week ago

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving current Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and member of its liberal majority announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight for control of the battleground state’s highest court. At least two current liberal judges — Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford and state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor — are …

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement

Salon  

One year after a closely-watched election tipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court towards a 4-3 liberal majority, the impending retirement of a liberal justice, Ann Walsh Bradley, is teeing off another battle for control of the state's highest court. Conservatives long held the reins of legislative and judicial power in Wisconsin until the most expensive state Supreme Court campaign in U.S. …

Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely
1 year ago

Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice over her views on redistricting now says such a move is “super unlikely.” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos originally threatened to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she did not recuse herself from the redistricting challenge, which is backed by …

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps Tuesday, with conservative justices questioning the timing of the redistricting challenge, while liberals focused on the constitutionality of the current maps and what the process should be for adopting new ones. Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley most aggressively questioned the motives of Democrats and repeatedly referenced newly …

A Wisconsin judge orders the former chief justice to turn over records related to impeachment advice
1 year, 1 month ago

A Wisconsin judge orders the former chief justice to turn over records related to impeachment advice

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday ordered the former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to produce records related to her work advising the Republican Assembly speaker on whether to impeach a current justice. Former Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was one of three former Supreme Court justices asked by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to give him advice …

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect
1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on …

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t appear in court over impeachment advice
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t appear in court over impeachment advice

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who fought a subpoena ordering her to appear in court in a lawsuit related to advice she gave about possible impeachment of a current liberal justice will not have to provide testimony, a judge ruled Wednesday. Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked three former conservative Supreme Court justices for advice …

Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers working to oust the state’s nonpartisan top elections official have admitted that a state Senate vote to fire her last month has no legal effect. In a change of course from recent calls to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature said in court documents filed Friday that the …

Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly refused to back down Thursday from possibly impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice over her refusal to step aside in a redistricting case, even after two former conservative justices advised him against the unprecedented move. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler said Vos’s comments are a signal that …

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what is known now, a former justice advised the Republican legislative leader who asked him to review the issue. “Impeachment is so serious, severe, and rare that it should not be considered unless the subject has committed a crime, or the subject …

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
1 year, 2 months ago

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself. Republicans had asked that Protasiewicz recuse from both redistricting cases, arguing in their motion that “Justice Protasiewicz’s campaign statements reveal that her thumb is very much …

Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking an order blocking any attempt from the state Legislature to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz, a new member of the court whose victory this spring tilted control of the court in favor of liberals. The court decided Tuesday not to hear the lawsuit, issuing the order without comment. The …

Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about redistricting. Democratic allies asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the Republican maps counter in …

A member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s impeachment backed her rival
1 year, 3 months ago

A member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s impeachment backed her rival

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for taking Democratic Party money accepted donations from the state Republican Party when he was on the court. Speaker Robin Vos has floated impeachment because Protasiewicz accepted nearly $10 million from the Wisconsin Democratic Party and said during the campaign …

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice. The impeachment criteria panel being created by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will consist of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices whom Vos told The Associated Press …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day. “Where was their outrage and their demands for recusal when conservatives in the past have weighed in …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to …

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party on Wednesday launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice being targeted after she criticized GOP-drawn legislative electoral maps and spoke in favor of abortion rights. The judge’s election tipped the balance of power in the state Supreme Court, giving Democrats …

Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed
1 year, 3 months ago

Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz that alleged she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign. Protasiewicz on Tuesday released a letter from the Wisconsin Judicial Commission informing her that “several complaints” regarding comments she had made during the campaign …

Why Wisconsin Republicans are talking about impeaching a new state Supreme Court justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Wisconsin Republicans are talking about impeaching a new state Supreme Court justice

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature is talking about impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice even before she has heard a case. The unprecedented attempt to impeach and remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz from office comes as the court is being asked to throw out legislative electoral maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2011 that cemented the …

Wisconsin’s new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn’t heard a case but Republicans may impeach
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin’s new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn’t heard a case but Republicans may impeach

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Even before the newly elected justice who gave liberals a one-seat majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard a case, Republican lawmakers are talking about taking the unprecedented step of impeaching and removing her from office. It’s a legitimate concern, as Democratic-friendly groups brought two lawsuits in the first week of newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s …

Liberals fight Republican attempt to boot Wisconsin Supreme Court justice from redistricting case
1 year, 3 months ago

Liberals fight Republican attempt to boot Wisconsin Supreme Court justice from redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Liberals argued in a legal filing this week that Republicans were trying to nullify the election of a Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice by asking her to recuse herself from hearing redistricting lawsuits that could result in drawing new legislative electoral maps. Attorneys in two separate redistricting cases filed arguments Tuesday objecting to the Republican-controlled Legislature’s request …

"Hostile takeover": Wisconsin conservative justice accuses elected liberal majority of a "coup"
1 year, 3 months ago

"Hostile takeover": Wisconsin conservative justice accuses elected liberal majority of a "coup"

Salon  

The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday sent a seething email to the state's new liberal majority, accusing them of a political revolt and an "illegal experiment" when they voted to shrink her powers and oust the director of state courts. "You are making a mess of the judiciary, the court and the institution for years …

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a ‘coup’
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a ‘coup’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday told the new liberal majority in a scathing email that they had staged a “coup” and conducted an “illegal experiment” when they voted to weaken her powers and fire the director of state courts. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler, in two emails obtained by The Associated Press, …

Wisconsin Republicans grill judicial commissioners with a focus on high court’s new liberal majority
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans grill judicial commissioners with a focus on high court’s new liberal majority

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans grilled members of the state’s judicial ethics commission who are up for Senate confirmation, pressing them Tuesday to say how they would handle complaints that could come against the new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court. The hearing foreshadows what could be a looming battle between Republicans who control the Legislature and the state …

New liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court majority moves to weaken conservative chief justice
1 year, 4 months ago

New liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court majority moves to weaken conservative chief justice

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Liberals who gained majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court this week voted Friday to reduce powers of the conservative chief justice and make a series of other changes to how the court operates, moves that the chief justice derided as an overreach by “rogue justices.” It marked the second time in three days that Chief Justice …

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’

LA Times  

The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accused her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority Wednesday and fired the director of the state’s court system. Politics Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring liberals …

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accused her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority Wednesday and fired the director of the state’s court system. “To say that I am disappointed in my colleagues is an understatement,” Chief Justice Annette Ziegler, now a member of the …

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats celebrated the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court on Tuesday as it flipped from conservative to liberal control for the first time in 15 years. And we all want a Wisconsin where everyone is afforded equal justice under the law.” State Democratic legislative leaders, the Democratic secretary of state and attorney …

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, won a heated race for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat on Tuesday, shifting the balance of power on the state’s high court from conservatives to liberals for the first time since at least 2008. Although Wisconsin’s judicial races are officially nonpartisan, Protasiewicz’s victory over former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, a …

Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case
1 year, 10 months ago

Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a liberal-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused an attorney for former President Donald Trump of making racist contentions and trying to protect his “king” in a case challenging the 2020 election results in the battleground state. “The Judicial Code requires judges to act with impartiality towards the …

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. Protasiewicz faces another liberal, Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell, and two conservative candidates: former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and …

Partisan-backed Wisconsin court candidates vow to be fair
1 year, 11 months ago

Partisan-backed Wisconsin court candidates vow to be fair

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Partisan-backed candidates running for a seat that will determine whether conservatives or liberals have majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court said at a Monday forum that they would not let party politics influence how they rule. But the two liberal candidates made clear where they stand on hot-button issues, speaking out against the U.S. Supreme Court …

Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — 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. Mitchell, who is Black, said the Wisconsin Supreme Court must reflect “the growing diversity of ideas and communities within our state” and be “an instrument of …

Wisconsin high court to hear GOP-backed redistricting case
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin high court to hear GOP-backed redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a redistricting lawsuit supported by the Republican-controlled Legislature, a move that comes as a Democratic-backed lawsuit progresses in federal court. In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty in agreeing to take the case, with its three liberal …

Justices reject rules fast-tracking redistricting lawsuits
3 years, 7 months ago

Justices reject rules fast-tracking redistricting lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican request that all state redistricting lawsuits start in the high court. Conscious of their advantage, Republican legislative leaders and allied groups, including Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business group, asked the court last year to draft rules that call for all redistricting challenges to begin with …

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