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 Appeals for an immediate stay blocking Niess’ order and reinstating the statutes. The Republicans’ attorney, Misha Tseytlin, told the appellate court in a filing Friday morning that Niess’ injunction was already causing confusion for military and overseas voters, noting a state Supreme Court election is only days away. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald issued a statement saying he feels the appointees were confirmed legally and called Evers’ move “irresponsible.” The laws approved during the December lame-duck legislative session prohibit Evers from withdrawing the state from lawsuits without legislative approval.

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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 …

Wisconsin's Evers proposes pathway for abortion vote
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin's Evers proposes pathway for abortion vote

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. Tony Evers, who is making abortion rights a central focus of his reelection campaign, …

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’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling this week that political appointees don’t have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor. The court’s decision — in the case of a conservative who refused to step down from an environmental policy board for …

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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to block statewide mask order
3 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to block statewide mask order

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A new legal challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest mask mandate is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, filed less than a week after the Legislature struck down a previous order and the governor quickly issued a new one. Prominent Republican donor Jere Fabick asked the court late Tuesday to issue a temporary injunction to block the mask …

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 …

Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order
4 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. “Rule-making exists precisely to ensure that kind of controlling, subjective judgement asserted by one unelected official, Palm, is not imposed in Wisconsin,” Roggensack, part of the court’s 5-2 conservative majority, wrote. And it will be Wisconsinites who pay the price.” Dallet also took aim at the potential delay of a …

Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order
4 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. “Rule-making exists precisely to ensure that kind of controlling, subjective judgement asserted by one unelected official, Palm, is not imposed in Wisconsin,” Roggensack, part of the court’s 5-2 conservative majority, wrote. And it will be Wisconsinites who pay the price.” Dallet also took aim at the potential delay of a …

Conservative justices bash Wisconsin stay-at-home order
4 years, 8 months ago

Conservative justices bash Wisconsin stay-at-home order

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court raised doubts Tuesday about whether Democratic Gov. Justice Rebecca Bradley suggested during oral arguments over the order that state Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm’s decision to extend the mandate without legislative input amounts to tyranny. “People can go to prison for leaving their homes unless it’s OK …

Evers: Administration has authority to issue stay-at-home
4 years, 8 months ago

Evers: Administration has authority to issue stay-at-home

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Attorney General Josh Kaul urged the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a Republican lawsuit seeking to lift Democratic Gov. Kaul, a Democrat, said in a late-afternoon filing with the court that state law clearly gives the executive branch broad authority to quickly enact emergency measures to control communicable diseases. “Indeed, the U.S. Supreme Court …

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 …

Court sides with Wisconsin governor in appointment fight
5 years, 9 months ago

Court sides with Wisconsin governor in appointment fight

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin appeals court sided with Democratic Gov. “As the governor has repeatedly said, he acted properly and within the law to withdraw those improper appointments and make his own valid appointments,” Evers’ spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff said in reaction to the ruling. Hours before the ruling came out, Fitzgerald said that Republicans were “pretty wild” with anger …

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 …

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 …

Judge blocks Wisconsin GOP’s lame-duck voter suppression: "Not a close question"
5 years, 11 months ago

Judge blocks Wisconsin GOP’s lame-duck voter suppression: "Not a close question"

Salon  

A federal judge ruled last week that Wisconsin Republicans violated a federal court order by approving restrictions on early voting and other election issues during a lame duck session before the new Democratic governor was sworn in. “The three challenged provisions are clearly inconsistent with the injunctions that the court has issued in this case.” In that case, Peterson ruled …

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 …

Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit
6 years ago

Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers appeared poised Wednesday to defy, or find a way around, a law enacted during the Republican lame-duck legislative session that prevented him from withdrawing Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law. Evers told reporters that he will be sending a letter to fellow Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul …

Correction: Wisconsin-Legislature-Lame-Duck story
6 years, 1 month ago

Correction: Wisconsin-Legislature-Lame-Duck story

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — In a story Dec. 5 about lame-duck legislation approved by Wisconsin lawmakers that would curtail powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gov. A corrected version of the story is below: Next governor will ask Walker to veto lame-duck legislation Next Wisconsin governor will ask Walker to veto GOP …

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