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Animal welfare advocates file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan
1 year, 1 month ago

Animal welfare advocates file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan, accusing state wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters. The lawsuit alleges that Department of Natural Resources policy board members collected comments on the plan from interest groups it favored even after …

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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 …

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Judge dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit against loan forgiveness
2 years, 2 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 …

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Wisconsin law firm sues to block student loan forgiveness
2 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin law firm sues to block student loan forgiveness

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative Wisconsin law firm on Tuesday sued to stop federal student loan forgiveness, saying President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan is discriminatory and constitutes taxation without representation. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty’s federal lawsuit asks a judge to immediately block student loan forgiveness until the lawsuit plays out. A White House spokesperson did not …

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Wisconsin’s top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena
2 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin’s top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena that orders him to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos filed the lawsuit on Sunday in federal court in Wisconsin arguing that the subpoena falls outside …

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Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative law firm is challenging the use of a federal voter registration form in Wisconsin, saying it doesn’t meet the requirements laid out by state law. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state and order the Wisconsin …

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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 …

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Blake drops civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin officer
2 years, 7 months ago

Blake drops civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin officer

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him paralyzed from the waist down. Neither attorneys for Blake, whose August 2020 shooting sparked the protests in which Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and wounded a third, nor Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey …

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Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge refused Friday to stay a ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, rejecting arguments that the decision will confuse voters heading into the Feb. 15 spring primary. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren’s decision hands Republicans another win as they battle on multiple fronts to limit drop box use across the state …

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Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer
3 years, 8 months ago

Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force. Jacob Blake Jr. was shot by Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey in August while Blake was about to get into an SUV during a domestic dispute. A …

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