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 had been dismissed without action. “Wisconsin has never seen a Supreme Court Justice so brazenly declare how she would rule on a case before it ever came to the Court, and we had hoped the principles of equal justice would be seriously considered by the Judicial Commission, despite their liberal bias,” Wisconsin Republican Party Chairperson Brian Schimming said in a statement. Vos said Protasiewicz must recuse herself from any Wisconsin redistricting case and the commission’s letter only “muddies the waters.” “The Judicial Commission decided Justice Protasiewicz could not be sanctioned for what she said on the campaign trail,” Vos said in a statement.

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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 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 …

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to disclose names of others looking at impeachment
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to disclose names of others looking at impeachment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — One of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices asked to review possible impeachment of a current justice refused to tell a judge Friday who else was looking into that question. I think this is an absolutely frivolous case.” When asked directly by the judge if he would name who the other two former justices were, Prosser said, …

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 GOP's impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP's impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy

Salon  

MAGA Republicans in Wisconsin are gearing up to impeach newly elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, just five weeks after she took her seat on the court and before she has cast her first vote. Protasiewicz's resounding victory last April tells us that a large statewide majority in Wisconsin — typically a "purple" state where votes are evenly divided …

GOP tries to impeach liberal Wisconsin judge before she's even heard a case: report
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP tries to impeach liberal Wisconsin judge before she's even heard a case: report

Raw Story  

Wisconsin Republicans are considering impeaching a liberal State Supreme Court justice who threatens their hold on the state, The New York Times reported. Justice Janet Protasiewicz hasn't heard a single case yet, but the Republican uproar over her seat "could raise new questions about democracy and the legitimacy of elections in a state where GOP lawmakers and their allies spent …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion

Al Jazeera  

Election of Janet Protasiewicz gives liberals a majority on the court ahead of upcoming ruling on state abortion ban. Voters in Wisconsin have elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, creating a liberal majority on the bench in a key swing state ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election. Protasiewicz put abortion at the centre of her …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling

LA Times  

A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.” Dan Kelly on Wednesday posted a video on Twitter …

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in Wisconsin high court primary
1 year, 10 months ago

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in Wisconsin high court primary

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won Tuesday’s primary to face off in a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine majority control with major issues looming. I’m talking about the ability to vote, to have a vote that counts about women’s rights, reproductive freedoms, the fact that the 2024 …

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy
1 year, 10 months ago

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy

Salon  

In April, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect just one justice on just one court — and this race has rightfully been deemed one of the most consequential elections of the year. That's because the person elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this year could well prove to be the deciding vote on whether Wisconsin protects abortion …

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories on voting restrictions, gerrymandered legislative districts and other high-stakes cases in recent years. “But in Wisconsin, this race is at least as important as all the battles of the last two years.” The Supreme Court election campaign could break national spending records if a conservative …

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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley on Tuesday became the latest justice to endorse in the race, throwing her support behind liberal candidate Milwaukee County Circuit …

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 …

Protasiewicz leads in money race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Protasiewicz leads in money race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz raised more money over the last six months of 2022 than her three rivals combined in the pivotal race that will determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly are the conservative candidates. Donors who gave the …

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 …

Bipartisan Wisconsin business coalition backs elections head
2 years, 10 months ago

Bipartisan Wisconsin business coalition backs elections head

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A bipartisan group of prominent Wisconsin business leaders is voicing support for the state’s embattled elections administrator, her staff and local election officials, issuing a letter Monday backing Meagan Wolfe even as Republicans have called for her resignation and pursued investigations into how the 2020 election was run. The Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy Coalition, formed last …

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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
4 years 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 …

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