This week, Great Lakes Legal Foundation (GLLF) filed an amicus brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Tetra Tech Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR). The brief was filed on behalf of 11 Wisconsin associations, including Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Associated Builders and Contractors – Wisconsin Chapter. The Supreme Court specifically requested parties […]
Great Lakes Legal Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Tetra Tech Case
Date Fri, Aug. 4, 2017 - 9:01am By Hamilton
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Right-To-Work
Date Fri, Jul. 21, 2017 - 10:44am By Hamilton
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law last week. In the decision, Judge Joel Flaum, joined by Judges Frank Easterbrook and Michael Kanne, reaffirmed the U.S. District Court’s decision in September to uphold the law in International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) v. Schimel. In upholding the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s right-to-work […]
Appeals Court Tosses Medical Malpractice Caps for Noneconomic Damages
Date Mon, Jul. 10, 2017 - 12:37pm By Hamilton
In a July 5 opinion, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 1 (Milwaukee County), found the statutory $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages arising out of medical malpractice claims was unconstitutional. The court found the cap was “an unfair and illogical burden only on catastrophically injured patients, thus denying them equal protection of the law.” The […]
SCOTUS to Hear Wisconsin Redistricting Case
Date Fri, Jun. 23, 2017 - 10:11am By Hamilton
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review the legal challenge to the Republicans’ redistricting map. By 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court also granted Attorney General Brad Schimel’s request to stay the lower court’s order requiring a timely redrawing of the Assembly district map. The redistricting case, Gill v. Whitford, was brought […]
Justice Gableman Will Not Seek Reelection
Date Fri, Jun. 23, 2017 - 9:56am By Hamilton
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced last week that he will not seek reelection to the state’s highest court. His seat is up in April 2018. Former Michael Best attorney Michael Screnock, now a sitting Sauk County Circuit Court judge, announced that he will run for the Gableman spot. Gov. Scott Walker appointed Screnock […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Petition
Date Fri, Apr. 28, 2017 - 9:40am By Hamilton
Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a petition to change its recusal rules. The proposal, submitted in January by 54 retired judges and justices, would have required judges and justices to recuse themselves if they received donations past a certain contribution threshold from litigants or attorneys in a case. Under the petition, the threshold […]
Republicans to Hire Outside Counsel to Defend Redistricting Map
Date Fri, Feb. 3, 2017 - 10:24am By Hamilton
On Feb. 2, the leadership committees in both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly approved the hiring of an outside law firm to file a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of their redistricting map. The redistricting plan, enacted as 2011 Wis. Act 43, was struck down by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. In their 159-page […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ziegler Will Run Unopposed
Date Thu, Jan. 12, 2017 - 4:38pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler will run unopposed in the April general election. No one stepped up to challenge Ziegler by the early January filing deadline, making her the first Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in over 10 years to run unopposed. Ziegler’s unopposed run for her second term as Justice will preserve a 5-2 […]
Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler Announces “Likely” Run for Second Term
Date Sun, Sep. 25, 2016 - 8:47pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler announced she will “likely” run for re-election in April 2017. The conservative justice already claims endorsements of 48 sheriffs and 30 district attorneys. Among others, her steering committee will include former Gov. Tommy Thompson, former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice John Wilcox. Her Sept. […]
Walker Appoints Daniel Kelly to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Date Wed, Jul. 27, 2016 - 2:17pm By Hamilton
On Friday, July 22, Gov. Walker appointed attorney Daniel Kelly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice David Prosser. Gov. Walker selected Kelly over the two other finalists, appeals court judges Thomas Hruz and Mark Gundrum. Kelly is a founding partner and commercial litigator at the Milwaukee law firm Rogahn Kelly. Before starting […]