On May 24, a state court of appeals reversed Dane County Circuit Judge William Faust’s ruling not to grant a stay of his controversial decision that the state’s new right-to-work law was unconstitutional. The appeals court decision allows the right-to-work law to be in effect and enforceable pending appeal of Faust’s underlying decision. Wisconsin became […]
Court of Appeals Puts a Hold on Dane County Right to Work Decision
Date Thu, May. 26, 2016 - 4:05pm By Hamilton
11 Applicants Vie for Open Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat
Date Thu, May. 26, 2016 - 2:34pm By Hamilton
Eleven applications have been submitted to Gov. Scott Walker to replace Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Prosser, who announced his retirement in early May. The seat opens on July 31 after Prosser’s resignation takes effect. The applicant selected by Walker will hold the seat until it opens for an April 2020 election. Many consider this to […]
New Vacancy on State Supreme Court
Date Thu, May. 5, 2016 - 2:35pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David T. Prosser Jr. has announced he will retire from the highest court in Wisconsin later this summer with four years left in his term. In his letter of resignation Justice Prosser said, “Public service was the career I chose at an early age. The goal has been fulfilled… For me, […]
Whitford v. Nichol – How much partisan bias is too much?
Date Fri, Apr. 15, 2016 - 10:20am By Hamilton
Last Thursday, April 7, a three judge panel ruled that a group of voter’s challenge to Wisconsin’s 2012 redistricting map can head to trial. The Wisconsin Department of Justice had filed a motion for summary judgment on behalf of the defendants in the case. The Court ruled that deciding the case, as a matter of […]
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work Law, Appeal Anticipated
Date Fri, Apr. 15, 2016 - 10:08am By Hamilton
Friday, April 8, Dane County Circuit Court Judge C. William Foust struck down 2015 Wisconsin Act 1, Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work law. Under 2015 Wisconsin Act 1, “No person may require, as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment, an individual to do any of the following: Refrain or resign from membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or […]
Frank v. Walker: Case Questioning Parts of Wisconsin Voter ID Law Receives Hearings
Date Fri, Apr. 15, 2016 - 9:47am By Hamilton
The Frank case is the progeny of the 2014 case where the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declared 2011 Act 23, Wisconsin’s Voter ID law, constitutional. One set of plaintiffs from that case petitioned the federal district court to take up a series of issues that had not been resolved in the first case. Specifically, […]
New MU Law Poll: Cruz leads; Bradley gains on Kloppenburg; Walker’s approval rating improves
Date Thu, Mar. 31, 2016 - 11:47am By Hamilton
The nation’s politicos are buzzing after the Marquette Law School Poll found Ted Cruz is up with a ten-point lead over Donald Trump in the April 5 Wisconsin presidential primary. If Trump loses in Wisconsin, the GOP is one step closer to a brokered or contested convention. Among the Republican candidates, Trump has led in […]
Races to Watch on April 5; Stafsholt Runs for Open Murtha Seat
Date Wed, Mar. 16, 2016 - 9:42am By Hamilton
Wisconsin’s role in helping decide both party’s Presidential primary winners continues to be in flux. Barring a brokered convention or the emergence of a third party candidate, last night’s results seem to have locked in a Trump vs. Clinton general election. How that affects the voter turnout here remains to be seen, and that turnout […]
State Supreme Court Candidates Agree to Debates
Date Thu, Mar. 3, 2016 - 6:05pm By Hamilton
The first debate between Justice Rebecca Bradley and Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg will be held March 15 at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee. The debate is being hosted by Marquette University Law School and WISN TV. The second debate between the two candidates will be three days later on March 18 at the University of […]
Wisconsin Presidential Primary Nears
Date Thu, Mar. 3, 2016 - 6:03pm By Hamilton
When the presidential primary and caucus schedule was first announced, many believed one of the GOP candidates would have a clear lead for the Republican nomination, and Wisconsinites’ votes would be irrelevant. However, Wisconsin voters may now have the chance to make a difference in the delegate totals when they vote in the presidential primary […]