Wisconsin Supreme Court

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford Will Run for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Seeks to maintain court's 4-3 liberal majority after Justice Ann Walsh Bradley retires.

Robin Vos In a ‘Fight For His Life’?

Republican Assembly Speaker faces both a primary challenger and independent candidate who assisted with recall effort against him.

Documents Undercut False Electors’ Claim It Was a Contingency Plan

Emails, texts in state's case against plotters suggest goal was to sow chaos before Jan. 6.

Brad Schimel Is Mr. Anti-Abortion

Conservative candidate for state Supreme Court a national leader in pushing to ban abortions.

Council Happy With New Election Chief

'You are honestly one of the smartest people I have ever met,' says one alderman.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Expands Organizing Team

Nearly Half of Legislature Won’t Run in Old Districts

Redistricting shakes up Legislature for both Democrats and Republicans.

Wisconsin Lawyer Will Lead American Bar Association

Madison-based attorney Michelle Behnke focuses on real estate and business law.

Vos Critics Submit Recall Petitions Again

They claim to have more than 9,000 signatures. Earlier effort this year to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fell short.

GOP Holdover on UW Board Says He Won’t Step Down

UW Regent Robert Atwell advised by Vos to stay on Board until replacement confirmed.

Hovde Says 12-14 Week Abortion Ban a ‘Reasonable Time Range’

Republican's approach condemned by his opponent, Democratic US Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Assembly Democratic Leader Says Party Can Win Majority

Greta Neubauer says Democrats will spend big in fall election for newly-drawn districts.

WJI calls on Supreme Court to end use of untrained interpreters in municipal courts

Liberal Justices Question State Supreme Court’s Ban on Ballot Drop Boxes

Lawsuit by voter mobilization group Priorities USA seeks to overturn 2022 ruling.

WisGOP Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Considering Ballot Drop Boxes

Rights Clash in Records Dispute

Battle over voting by those deemed mentally incompetent is complicated.

Gov. Evers Again Calls Republican Lawmakers into Special Meeting to Urge Immediate Release of $140 Million to Fight PFAS Statewide, Respond to Hospital Closures in Western Wisconsin

State Supreme Court Upholds Milwaukee Cop’s Firing Over Facebook Posts

Former officer Erik Andrade's posts mocked 2018 arrest of Bucks player Sterling Brown.

State High Court Maintains Law Against Unmarried Adoptions

Unmarried people cannot adopt the children of their partners, majority rules.

Wisconsin’s Legislative Committees Uniquely Powerful?

Suit by Gov. Evers shows Wisconsin violating separation-of-powers doctrine.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Lawsuit Over Legislature’s Authority

Gov. Evers sued over Joint Finance Committee's actions to hold up stewardship funds.

Evers Won’t Rule Out Court Challenge to Force Release of PFAS Funds

Nine months after Legislature set aside $125 million to address PFAS, funding still stalled.

Suit Challenges Evers’ Partial Veto Hiking School Funding for 400 Years

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce filed suit, arguing veto is unconstitutional.

Republican Lawmakers No-Show at Special Meeting to Release Statewide PFAS Funding, Stabilize Healthcare Access in Western Wisconsin

Governor implores Republicans to expeditiously release $140 million in already approved funding to address pressing challenges facing Wisconsin communities

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Wisconsin Elections Commission Rejects Vos Recall

The bipartisan commission found organizers fell short of the signatures needed to force a recall.

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley Won’t Seek Reelection

Surprise announcement heightens stakes for spring 2025 election.

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s Announcement

First Vos Recall Attempt Fell Short

State Elections Commission says organizers lacked enough signatures. But a new effort to recall Assembly Speaker is ongoing.

Voters Throw Shade on Biden, Trump

Nearly 180,000 primary voters refused to vote for either. What's does that mean for Wisconsin?

Petition Asks State Supreme Court to Limit Challenges to Election Laws

Granting standing based on 'vote pollution' will create chaos, Democrats contend.

Gov. Evers Urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to Restore Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes as a Safe, Secure Voting Option in Wisconsin Elections

Governor says local election officials should have discretion to use drop boxes, reduce barriers for eligible Wisconsinites to cast their ballots

Second Recall Effort Aimed At Robin Vos

Driven by same organizers behind first recall attempt, who appeared to be short of required signatures.

Evers Signs Bills Addressing Judges’ Safety and Human Sex Trafficking

29 bills signed by governor also address school safety and crime victims.

Vos Recall Organizers Ask Dane County Judge For More Time

Lawsuit by Vos says they lack enough signatures. Recall group seeks delay until Supreme Court decides which district voting map applies.

How Partisan Divide on Education Hurts State

Some schools with poor students have success. Why aren't we learning from that?

State Supreme Court Dismisses Amazon Claim That Drivers Aren’t Employees

Decision means delivery giant owes more than $200,000 in unemployment taxes.

Vos Says Gableman, 2020 Election Probe Leader, Should Be ‘Disbarred’

Assembly Speaker hired, then fired former state Supreme Court Justice to lead failed effort.

Wisconsin’s Very Own Rudy Giuliani Should Not Oversee Judicial Ethics

How did Jim Troupis, a leader in fake Republican elector scheme, get reappointed?

Protasiewicz Will Not Step Aside in Racine Voting Case

The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the case could have statewide implications for absentee voting.

Vos Says Recall Effort ‘Plagued With Fraud and Criminality’

Assembly Speaker also claims recall can't happen because state Supreme Court struck down GOP-drawn legislative maps

Will Wisconsin Supreme Court Legalize Absentee Ballot Boxes?

It rejected three issues raised in lawsuit and will rule on only one. Why?

Robin Vos Calls Recall Organizers ‘Whack Jobs’ and ‘Morons’

Assembly Speaker plans to challenge the recall petitions filed against him.

Judge Agrees To Let Jury See Explicit Videos in Chrystul Kizer Case

Kizer is charged with killing a man who sexually abused her when she was underage.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Unemployment Tax Exemption For Catholic Organization

Religious groups said they will appeal the ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

Kaul Hints He Could Pursue Larger Wisconsin Abortion Lawsuit

Wisconsin AG suggests he will pursue ruling if Supreme Court agrees to hear case.

State Supreme Court Will Reconsider Absentee Drop Boxes

Prior's court's conservative majority had banned their use in Wisconsin.

Senate Fires 8 Evers Appointees, Approves 3 Constitutional Amendments

Senate ends session for year with governor 'apoplectic' over 'petty partisan politics.'

Vos Recall Appears Short on Signatures

Which map of district should be used? Elections Commission says state Supreme Court must decide.

‘Recall Vos’ Organizers Deliver Signatures in Bid to Remove Assembly Speaker

7,000 signatures needed, conservative activists say they have 11,000 to recall Robin Vos.

Wisconsin DNR Update On WMC And Leather Rich, Inc V. DNR

Vos Recall Organizers Face Pivotal Deadline

Conservatives hoping to oust Wisconsin's longest serving Assembly Speaker need nearly 7,000 signatures

Documents Suggest Trump Fake Elector Scheme Originated In Wisconsin

Emails and text messages between Wisconsin natives Troupis and Chesebro give far more insight into scheme that culminated in deadly Jan. 6 riot

State Appeals Court Blocks DNR’s Regulation of PFAS

2-1 decision upholds lower court ruling limiting agency's authority to clean up PFAS.

Troupis, Chesebro Reach Settlements in Wisconsin False Electors Lawsuit

GOP attorneys promise to never do it again. A trove of documents reveal how they did it.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces Tanya Atkinson, President of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, as State of the Union Guest

Wisconsin Supreme Court Changes Procedures To Speed Up Cases

The changes were made quietly last month with objections from conservative justices.

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Democrats’ Lawsuit To Redraw Congressional Maps

Decision leaves U.S. House seats in place for 2024 election. Protasiewicz sits out decision.

WisGOP Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejecting Evers’ Request to Review Congressional Maps

Marquette Law School to host Canadian Supreme Court justice for annual Hallows Lecture, March 4

State High Court Should Review Our Gerrymandered Congressional Districts

Just how gerrymandered are Wisconsin's districts? Let's look at the numbers.

Republicans Appeal Court Order Protecting Top State Election Official

Dane County judge ruled that GOP legislators can't remove Meagan Wolfe from office.

Attorney General Kaul Petitions Wisconsin Supreme Court to Take Abortion Case

Petition Argues that, if Applied to Abortion, Wis. Stat. § 940.04 Would Violate the Wisconsin Constitution

Democrats Optimistic About New Voting Maps

'This is a sea change in Wisconsin politics.'

Parties Seek New Candidates in New Districts

New state legislative maps means races are the fairest and most wide open in 12 years.

See Where Milwaukee’s Secret ShotSpotter Sensors Are

Data leak reveals what MPD and company have attempted to keep private.

Planned Parenthood Seeks Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion

Organization will ask justices whether Wisconsin's constitution protects right to bodily autonomy in new legal argument

WisGOP Statement on Evers’ Asking Wisconsin Supreme Court to Review Congressional Maps

PPWI Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Protect Abortion Rights

Assembly Passes Constitutional Amendment To Limit Evers’ Veto Power

After school funding move, amendment would block Governor from increasing funding.

Rep. Shelia Stubbs Speaks in Favor of Assembly Bill 965 to Protect Judiciary

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Filing

Rep. Myers Issues Statement Regarding Fair Legislative Maps

Statement on Legislative Maps Being Signed into Law

Evers Signs Legislative Maps Into Law, Ending Court Fight

Maps reduce GOP's advantage, GOP avoids court drawing new maps via gerrymandering lawsuit.

Gov. Evers Signs Fair Maps for Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Keeps Promise to Wisconsinites Undoing a Decade of Wisconsinites Living Under Among the Most Gerrymandered Maps in the United States

Governor Evers Signs New Legislative Maps to Replace Unconstitutional GOP Maps

Assembly Passes Bill To Protect Judges’ Privacy

Proponents say it protects judge's when at home, opponents say it limits free speech.

Should Evers Sign Redistricting Bill?

It's governor's plan, but gives Democrats only a 17% chance of winning half of all Assembly seats with 50% of state vote.

Republicans Pass Evers’ Legislative Maps

Governor had promised to sign such a bill. Democrats warn of trickery.

Republicans Cannot Be Trusted with WI’s Redistricting Process

Court’s Redistricting Experts Under Fire

At least from Republicans. Who are the experts and should they be trusted?

Republicans Want To Subpoena Supreme Court’s Redistricting Consultants

Consultants, in their report, were critical of GOP's map submission.

Gov. Evers Files Response to Expert Report Submitted to Wisconsin Supreme Court in Redistricting Lawsuit Last Week

Names of Presidential Preference Primary Candidates Finalized

Wisconsin GOP Continues Defending Their Gerrymandered Maps

Supreme Court Should Have Consultants Draw New District Maps

Data shows all suggested maps tilt Republican and fairer maps can be drawn.

City Opens New Early Voting Site

Early voting has begun for spring primary election on Feb. 20.

Bill Sets Rules for Absentee Ballot Witness Addresses

Legislation comes after Dane County Judge rules election clerks can correct absentee ballots with missing witness address info.

In Fight Over Voter Rolls, State’s Top Judges Can’t Agree on Sensitive Data

Dispute between Court of Appeals districts reveals growing partisan divide in the judiciary.

State Supreme Court Takes Up Evers Lawsuit Against ‘Legislative Vetoes’

Did Legislature unlawfully withhold funding for UW pay raises, conservation funding?

Attorney General Kaul Releases Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision on Evers v. Marklein

February 2, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court Allows Biden Challenger To Appear on Ballot

Congressman Dean Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat, will appear against Biden in April primary.

Why GOP Redistricting Gambit Failed

Last minute Republican legislation based on Evers' plan vetoed by governor. Why?

Wisconsin Supreme Court Consultants Rule Out Republican-Drawn Maps

In first public release, court consultants say GOP maps "don't deserve further consideration."

A Better Wisconsin Together Commends Wisconsin State Supreme Court for Continuing Progress Toward Fair State Legislative Maps

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Expert Report Submitted to Wisconsin Supreme Court in Redistricting Lawsuit

DOJ Lawyers Say Dean Phillips Waited Too Long To Appear on Presidential Ballot

Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot.

Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address on Keeping His Promise to Continue Fighting for Fair Maps, Vetoing GOP Legislative Maps

Judge Rules Absentee Ballots With Incomplete Witness Address Must Be Counted

Attorney for Republican-controlled Legislature to appeal Dane County Court ruling.