Stronger Judicial Recusal Rules Vital for an Impartial State Judiciary
Wisconsin was found to have the fourth weakest judicial recusal rules in the nation.
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Retribution and Revenge in the Wisconsin John Doe
The long running criminal investigation into whether or not Scott Walker and deep-pocketed dark money groups illegally coordinated the expenditure of some $30 million to win the 2012 recall elections should be old news by now.
Cleaning Up the Courts, Citizen Hearings at Three Locations in Wisconsin
Judges petitioned the state's highest court for new recusal rules, they refused to even have a public hearing. Now citizens are having their own hearings.
Voter ID Suppressed the Vote Exactly as Wisconsin Republicans Predicted
A new study of registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee Counties who did not vote in the 2016 presidential election found that approximately 17,000-23,000 eligible voters in those counties were prevented or deterred from voting by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. Due to financial constraints, the social scientists were only able to do a study of two of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, but the authors say that extrapolating statewide as many as 45,000 people stayed home because of the law.
Wisconsin Lawmaker Echoes ALEC's Call for a Constitutional Convention
Donald Trump is no George Washington. The risks of a "runaway" constitutional convention led Idaho GOP legislators to vote it down.
Historic Victory Against Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering Emerges from Wisconsin
A federal court threw out Wisconsin's gerrymandered voting maps in a major case with national implications.
Coveted Records Exemption Wrong for Wisconsin
Has the legislature given up its effort to gut Wisconsin's Open Records law?
WI Supreme Court Again Tries Thwarting SCOTUS Review of Its Conflicts of Interest
A "transparent attempt to hamstring" the John Doe prosecutors and prevent review by U.S. Supreme Court.
Anti-Muslim CEO Is Key Walker Ally
A top Walker ally--and the head of his controversial business development initiative--is accused of discriminating against Muslim Americans by denying them reasonable accommodation of their faith as guaranteed by the Constitution and statutes.
How Corporate Political Spending Will Stay Secret in Wisconsin
Thanks to state Rep. Robin Vos and his allies, corporate political spending can be secret in Wisconsin.
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