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 three-justice conservative minority, said in a lengthy statement after Koschnick was fired. I fear this is only the beginning.” Fellow conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley blasted the move in a social media post, saying, “Political purges of court employees are beyond the pale.” Koschnick called the move “apparently political.” “I think that portends bad things for the court’s decision making going forward,” he said. Ziegler praised Koschnick for his 18 years as a judge and his efforts as director of the state court system, a job that includes hiring court personnel and maintaining the statewide computer system for courts.

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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. …

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 …

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 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 …

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  

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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