Law
Courts, Gov. Evers, Law, State Government, Veto
Conservative high court discards decades of precedent, curbs Gov. Evers’s veto powers
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health
Judge halts Racine’s Covid-19 order for second time
Assault Awareness & Prevention, Federal Government, Law, State Government, UW System
Evers rejects UW System’s proposed dilution of sexual harassment and assault law
Law, Milwaukee
MKE imposes third 9 p.m. curfew for Monday night
Law, Madison, Protest
Madison extends curfew
Courts, Law
WI Sup. Ct. sheds its mask, shreds its credibility
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Politics, Public Health
Partisan Supreme Court Further Divides Wisconsin
Coronavirus, Courts, Gov. Evers, Law, Public Health, Wisconsin
Gov. Evers responds to Wis Sup Ct decision
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health
Chaos
Wisconsin @GovEvers tells reporters that Republican lawmakers convinced four members of the Supreme Court to throw the state into chaos, adding, "We were in a good place. We're no longer…" — Mary Spicuzza (@MSpicuzzaMJS) May 14, 2020
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health
Friends on Each Side of the Issue
The amicus curiae briefs filed in this case tell the ugly tale. For @wisgop legislators:@TavernLeagueWIS, @AFPWI & @WisconsinMC For DHS Secretary Palm:@WIPublicHealth, @wisconsinnurses, @WIAAP, 17 Legal Scholars & 24 WI Community, Advocacy, Labor & Membership Organizations… https://t.co/iX0VJS6Kac — Jules (@synathroesmus) May 14, 2020
Bad Ideas, Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health
Super Spreaders Set Loose
Things like bars, movie theaters, concerts… you name it…– all the "super spreaders" you can imagine are open right now in Wisconsin. And the result is inevitable– in a couple of weeks we'll be worse off than we were a month ago. https://t.co/7KwHWSwwWj — Jud Lounsbury (@JudLounsbury) May 14, 2020 …
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health, State Government
Remember
Remember—during oral arguments, Rebecca Bradley, appointed by Scott Walker, compared stay-home orders to Japanese-American internment. Right-winger Pat Roggensack, who is up in 2023, said flare-ups among meat packers don't affect "regular folks." https://t.co/Nlf7huCfB7 — Ben Wikler (@benwikler) May 13, 2020
Courts, Covidiots, Law, Public Health, Wisconsin
Supreme Court Kills Pandemic Safeguards
Coronavirus, Courts, Gov. Evers, Law, Legislature, Public Health, State Government, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 decision overturns Safer at Home
Conservatives, Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Legislature, Public Health
Pandemic power grab
America, Courts, History, Law
Open Letter to Justice Rebecca Bradley
Coronavirus, Courts, Law, Public Health
Supreme Court justice asks if Safer at Home is ‘tyranny’
Coronavirus, Courts, DHS, Law, Legislature, Public Health
Wisconsin Supreme Court Oral Argument: Wisconsin Legislature v. Andrea Palm
Free Speech, Law, Politics, Trump
Lawsuits test limits of political speech
Crime, Incarceration, Law
13 years after disproven confession, Dassey must be freed
Constitution, Law, Sen. Fitzgerald, Speaker Vos, Wisconsin
Vos and Fitzgerald’s flimsy case against ‘Safer at Home’
Conflicts of Interest, Courts, Law
Justice Kelly asks whether to ‘unrecuse’ himself in two cases
Constitution, Hubris, Law, Speaker Vos, State Government, Wisconsin
Robin Vos books another ego trip
Courts, Elections, Law
Justice-elect Karofsky: I’m the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning
Josh Kaul, Law, Trump
A.G. Kaul reminds Trump: Power to Reopen Belongs to Stars
Elections, Law, Milwaukee, Voting Rights
Milwaukee Election Commission requests investigation by Postal Service into missing absentee ballots
Coronavirus, Law
Dane County Suspends Eviction Cases for a Month
Law, Newspapers
Trump sues Washington Post over opinion articles
Courts, Health Care, Law
U.S. Supreme Court Case Threatens Health Care of Millions
Crime, Law, Medicine, UW Madison
University of Wisconsin child abuse doctor leaves a trail of accusations of bullying from colleagues, parents
Crime, Incarceration, Law, Legislation
Wrong way on criminal justice
Passel of sh*tty bills would expand WI prison population by thousands https://t.co/3SeLbQjAii — Sharky Sarah (@s3bland57) February 21, 2020