Supreme Court
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considering whether man with expunged domestic violence record can buy guns
A man whose domestic violence conviction was expunged from his record is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to let him buy a gun. During oral arguments Thursday, justices questioned whether federal law allows it.
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Union tells Supreme Court that UW Health can collectively bargain despite Act 10
A union representing nurses in Madison is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to require UW Health to collectively bargain despite Act 10 stripping those rights from most public employees in 2011.
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Protasiewicz says she won’t recuse from case challenging Wisconsin Act 10
A lawsuit challenging Wisconsin Act 10 will take a while longer to make its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But once it gets there, Justice Janet Protasiewicz plans to hear the case.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considering ‘speedy trial’ rights for inmate whose case spanned nearly 4 years
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considering whether to drop an inmate’s assault conviction because he had to wait 46 months before going to trial.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn recuses himself from Act 10 challenge
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn will not participate in a case challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin Act 10, the 2011 law restricting public employee collective bargaining rights.
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GOP accuses Crawford of ‘selling’ congressional seats for addressing Democratic donor briefing
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is facing Republican criticism for participating in a Democratic donor call advertised as a “chance to put two more House seats in play.”
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Wisconsin Republicans call on Protasiewicz to recuse from hearing Act 10 case
Wisconsin Republican leaders have called on Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from hearing a lawsuit about Act 10, the law that ended collective bargaining rights for most public sector employees more than a decade ago.
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Crawford ad accuses Schimel of going easy on defendants as Wisconsin Supreme Court race ramps up
An ad by liberal candidate Susan Crawford claims conservative candidate Brad Schimel went easy on defendants in domestic violence and child pornography cases.
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6 years later, legal fight over Wisconsin’s ‘lame-duck’ laws could be headed to Supreme Court
It’s been six years since Wisconsin Republicans passed laws restricting Gov. Tony Evers’ and Attorney General Josh Kauls’ powers. Now, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court and its liberal majority are being asked if parts of those laws are constitutional.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects effort to release voter records
Guardianship records for people deemed incompetent to vote will not be released to a conservative activist working on a widely criticized review of the 2020 election, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.