Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor’s power
6 years ago

Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor’s power

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of liberal-leaning groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans that reduced the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general. The new laws include taking away Evers’ ability to withdraw the state from lawsuits without legislative approval, which would prevent Evers from fulfilling his campaign promise to remove Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law. Wisconsin Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald called the lawsuit frivolous and said Democrats were “throwing a tantrum.” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday he was “absolutely, positively certain this lawsuit won’t have merit.” He circulated a memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Council — attorneys who advise lawmakers — that said the Legislature has the constitutional authority to determine its own rules. Tom Kamenick, another attorney with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said Anderson’s allegation was baseless because the state Supreme Court has already ruled courts can’t hear open meetings law complaints against the Legislature.

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Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump
1 month ago

Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state’s presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump. The Wisconsin Republican Party asked in the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court seeking an order that …

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas Republican officials blocking effort to close state GOP primary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas Republican officials blocking effort to close state GOP primary

Associated Press  

— Supporters of an effort to make Arkansas’ GOP primaries open only to registered Republicans have filed a lawsuit over state party officials blocking that proposal. The lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday stems from delegates at the state Republican Party convention voting to allow only registered GOP voters to participate in the party’s primary. The lawsuit filed by …

Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
9 months ago

Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys with Wisconsin’s largest business lobbying group asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to strike down Democratic Gov. Wisconsin’s partial veto power was created by a 1930 constitutional amendment, but it’s been weakened over the years, including in reaction to vetoes made by former governors. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, then controlled by conservatives, undid three of …

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear governor’s lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature
11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear governor’s lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Rebecca Bradley, in her dissent, accused the majority of “needlessly engulfing this court in the morass of politics.” “By accepting only one of the issues raised by the Governor and holding the other two issues in abeyance, the majority refashions this court as the Governor’s avenue …

GOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps
1 year ago

GOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to stay and reconsider its finding that the state’s legislative district boundaries are unconstitutional. Attorneys representing a host of Republican state Senators filed a motion with the court Thursday saying they can’t meet the court’s Jan. 12 deadline for new maps. The court ordered the Legislature and other parties …

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 …

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
1 year, 3 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 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 …

National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip
1 year, 5 months ago

National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A new lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by a national Democratic law firm seeks to once again allow voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes, a practice that was barred by the state Supreme Court last year following criticism by former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the Elias Law Group comes less than two …

Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case
1 year, 11 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 …

Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector
1 year, 11 months ago

Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday dismissed an open records complaint against a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who served as a fake elector for former President Donald Trump. Allegations that the elections commission violated the state open records law by wrongly withholding documents will go forward, but claims made against Commissioner Robert Spindell were dismissed …

Judge dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit against loan forgiveness
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit against loan forgiveness

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit from a taxpayers group seeking to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, ruling that the group doesn’t have standing to bring the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach, an appointee of President George W. Bush, tossed the case Thursday, writing that the group does not …

Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge is prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, siding with a conservative group created by prominent Republicans that said the practice known as ballot spoiling is illegal. The ruling Wednesday from a Waukesha County judge who was a former Republican attorney general comes as voters in the battleground …

GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban
2 years, 4 months ago

GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the state Legislature asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban. Kaul filed the lawsuit in June after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision that essentially legalized abortion across the country. Kaul’s lawsuit argues that the ban conflicts with a …

Wisconsin Republicans take redistricting case to high court
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans take redistricting case to high court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats that asks a federal court to draw political boundary lines in the battleground state. The filing by attorneys representing the Republican-controlled Legislature comes two days after the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court said it would hear a similar case …

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 …

EXPLAINER: Wisconsin redistricting legal battle picks up
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Wisconsin redistricting legal battle picks up

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The battle over drawing new political boundary lines in Wisconsin is heating up, with federal judges telling the Legislature and Gov. U.S. District Judge James Peterson said the court needs to prepare to draw maps if Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor can’t agree. “If history is any guide, there is at least, to put it mildly, …

Federal court allows Wisconsin redistricting case to proceed
3 years, 3 months ago

Federal court allows Wisconsin redistricting case to proceed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A three-judge panel of federal judges on Thursday denied a request by Republicans to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats, a move that keeps the case alive while the GOP-controlled Legislature wants the battle to instead be fought in state courts. The federal court also combined two lawsuits — one filed by voters represented by an …

Wisconsin Legislature allowed to intervene in redistricting
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Legislature allowed to intervene in redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A three-judge panel of federal judges has granted the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature’s request to intervene in a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats. A third redistricting lawsuit, brought by conservatives, is pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has not yet said whether it will take it or require it to first go through lower state courts. In …

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature wants to intervene in a second federal lawsuit brought by advocacy groups that seeks to have a court set a timeline and be prepared to draw new legislative maps. They have not taken steps yet to intervene in a third lawsuit brought by conservatives that seeks to have the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which …

Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin
3 years, 4 months ago

Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago. Democrats and the advocacy groups are asking the federal courts to handle the drawing of new maps, while the lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin …

Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuit
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats that seeks to have a judge take over the process of drawing new boundary lines if lawmakers and the Democratic governor can’t reach agreement. Republicans, in a motion filed Tuesday, call the Democratic lawsuit “wildly premature” and a “direct attack on the Legislature’s …

Republicans approve attempt to intervene in redistricting
3 years, 4 months ago

Republicans approve attempt to intervene in redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislative leaders voted Tuesday to hire attorneys and attempt to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by Democrats that seeks to throw out the state’s current congressional and legislative district boundaries and not have them be the basis for drawing new maps. The Legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Committee on Legislative Organization voted 6-4, with all Republicans in …

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting
3 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin remains a priority state for a Democratic group focused on redistricting that is backed by former President Barack Obama, even though Republicans can’t draw and enact whatever maps they want like they did 10 years ago. Eric Holder, Obama’s former attorney general who has run the National Democratic Redistricting Committee since it was created in 2017, …

Justices reject rules fast-tracking redistricting lawsuits
3 years, 8 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 …

Judge rules against Wisconsin GOP in redistricting case
3 years, 8 months ago

Judge rules against Wisconsin GOP in redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge ruled Thursday that Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of legal challenges over redistricting because there are no pending lawsuits over maps that have yet to be drawn. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu entered into contracts in December and January …

Lawsuit challenges GOP hiring of redistricting attorneys
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawsuit challenges GOP hiring of redistricting attorneys

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of lawsuits over redistricting. The lawsuit filed by attorney Lester Pines on behalf of four Madison teachers, including the current and incoming teachers union president, argues that state law does not allow for legislative …

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before the Electoral College cast Wisconsin’s 10 votes for Democrat Joe Biden. In the 4-3 ruling, the court’s three liberal justices were joined by conservative swing Justice Brian Hagedorn who said …

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

LA Times  

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Saturday, before boarding Marine One. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump’s legal challenges in state court about an hour before the electoral college …

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit

LA Times  

Supporters of Joe Biden react at a rally in Milwaukee to news that he defeated President Trump in the election. A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, sidestepping a decision on the merits of the claims and instead ruling that the case …

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

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 on Thursday refused to hear President …

Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state’s two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in a battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes. Separately, two Wisconsin Republicans filed a new federal lawsuit Tuesday that mirrors some of Trump’s claims …

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification
4 years, 1 month ago

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as a recount over President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump is ongoing. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice will ensure that Wisconsin’s presidential electors are selected based on the will of the more than 3 million Wisconsin …

Liberal legal group formed ahead of election in Wisconsin
4 years, 2 months ago

Liberal legal group formed ahead of election in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A new legal group founded by Wisconsin attorneys who have represented Democrats and others opposed to Republicans on issues ranging from redistricting to the lame-duck legislative session has formed just days before the election. Law Forward said Thursday that its focus will be defending Wisconsin’s “progressive traditions” and fighting voter suppression in the election that is less …

Federal suit over local Wisconsin COVID-19 orders dismissed
4 years, 5 months ago

Federal suit over local Wisconsin COVID-19 orders dismissed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by two dozen Wisconsin residents challenging a variety of local stay-at-home orders enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. It alleged that the state and local officials violated the constitutional rights of Wisconsin citizens by imposing mandatory public health orders or taking other steps in response to the COVID-19 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
4 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019. The coalition argued that the laws give the Legislature power over the attorney general’s office and that this violates the separation of powers doctrine in the state constitution. The laws …

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit
4 years, 7 months ago

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking changes in the law to make it easier to vote in the August state primary and November presidential elections. The Republican National Committee, the state Republican Party and the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked for the dismissal of …

Republicans ask judge to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit
4 years, 7 months ago

Republicans ask judge to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican National Committee, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the GOP-controlled state Legislature are asking a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a sweeping lawsuit filed by Democratic-friendly groups and others seeking changes that would make it easier to vote in the November presidential election. The state and national Republican parties argued that if successful, …

Federal suit challenges local Wisconsin stay-at-home orders
4 years, 7 months ago

Federal suit challenges local Wisconsin stay-at-home orders

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Business owners, candidates for office, a pastor and one of the organizers of last month’s “reopen Wisconsin” protest at the Wisconsin Capitol have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by 17 Wisconsin residents Wednesday in federal court in Milwaukee, challenges the local orders that took effect after the state …

Wisconsin justices consider scaling back Evers’ veto powers
4 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin justices consider scaling back Evers’ veto powers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An attorney for a conservative law firm urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to rein in the governor’s expansive partial veto powers, arguing the chief executive’s ability to rewrite state law tramples on the separation of powers with the Legislature. Rick Esenberg, the institute’s president and general counsel, complained to the justices during oral arguments that …

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs lame-duck arguments
5 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs lame-duck arguments

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans tried to persuade the state Supreme Court on Monday to dismiss a union lawsuit challenging their contentious lame-duck laws, insisting during oral arguments that the measures don’t violate the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. The laws prohibit Evers from ordering Kaul to withdraw from lawsuits, grant legislators the right to intervene in …

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear lame-duck arguments
5 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear lame-duck arguments

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats and their allies will make one last attempt to block their Republican rivals’ contentious lame-duck laws on Monday during oral arguments before the state Supreme Court in a union lawsuit challenging the provisions. The Supreme Court will listen to oral arguments in a lawsuit that a coalition of labor unions filed in February challenging the …

Democrats look to other lawsuits to block GOP lame-duck laws
5 years, 6 months ago

Democrats look to other lawsuits to block GOP lame-duck laws

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats trying to undo laws passed by Republicans during a lame-duck session just before Gov. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court, breaking 4-3 along ideological lines, upheld the lame-duck session during which Republicans passed laws limiting the powers of incoming Democratic Gov. Vincent Levy, an attorney for the Wisconsin Democratic Party in that lawsuit, said he was …

Wisconsin completely out of federal health care lawsuit
5 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin completely out of federal health care lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is no longer part of a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law passed under former President Barack Obama, a win for Democratic Gov. “It’s time for Republicans to stop blocking the will of the people and work with us to expand health care,” Evers said. Kaul said if the lawsuit were successful …

Federal court allows Wisconsin to leave health care lawsuits
5 years, 9 months ago

Federal court allows Wisconsin to leave health care lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday granted Wisconsin’s request to withdraw from a multistate lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law and another lawsuit challenging a rule related to the law. “They believe in more access to care, not less, and they believe in the protections guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act.. It’s time for Republicans …

Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws
5 years, 9 months ago

Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court Friday to immediately reinstate GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of Democratic Gov. Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess issued an injunction Thursday blocking the laws, which GOP legislators quickly approved in December before Evers replaced Republican Gov. On Friday, an attorney for the Republican lawmakers asked the 3rd District Court of …

Attorney tries to persuade judge to toss lame-duck lawsuit
5 years, 9 months ago

Attorney tries to persuade judge to toss lame-duck lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An attorney for Republican legislators urged a judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit challenging lame-duck laws limiting the governor and attorney general’s powers, warning that blocking the laws could throw decades’ worth of other statutes into jeopardy. Every law the Legislature has passed in an extraordinary session would be vulnerable, creating a “rolling disaster in the …

Wisconsin Democrats file 4th lawsuit against lame-duck law
5 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats file 4th lawsuit against lame-duck law

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging a lame-duck law Republicans passed to limit Gov. “The will of the people is the law of the land and it’s about time Republicans start respecting that.” Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos said during a luncheon in Madison that he wasn’t surprised Democrats were filing another lawsuit challenging …

Unions, senator file 3rd lame-duck lawsuit in Wisconsin
5 years, 11 months ago

Unions, senator file 3rd lame-duck lawsuit in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of labor unions and a Democratic lawmaker filed another lawsuit Monday challenging last-minute measures Wisconsin Republicans approved last year to weaken the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, arguing the new laws are illegal and place an “incalculable” financial burden on taxpayers. Liberal-leaning groups including the League of Women voters filed a lawsuit in Dane …

Wisconsin governor’s order to leave ACA lawsuit rejected
5 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin governor’s order to leave ACA lawsuit rejected

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attorney general has rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers request to withdraw from a multi-state lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act, saying in a letter released Thursday that only the Republican-controlled Legislature now has the power to take such action. Evers on Tuesday directed Kaul to withdraw from the case, but he later tempered the request after …

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