by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerMarch 21, 2023 This story has been updated. In the only debate of an increasingly expensive and heated campaign between Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz and former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the two candidates exchanged attacks over their impartiality, legal histories […]
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Conservative Supreme Court candidates push for more legislative investigations, election lawsuits
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 3, 2023 Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from Dan Kelly’s campaign. The two conservatives running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court appeared at an event in early December in which they stated support for legislative investigations in the style of the discredited review […]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates debate values in first appearance together
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 10, 2023 The four judges vying to fill an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court appeared together at a forum hosted by Wispolitics.com Monday to debate the values and judicial philosophies they say they’ll bring to the court if elected. On stage at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in […]
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Attempting to shift balance, Janet Protasiewicz says she’ll bring fairness to state Supreme Court
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerDecember 12, 2022 Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz says that if elected to the state Supreme Court in April, she’s not looking to just establish a liberal version of the reliably conservative voting block that currently controls the court. The former prosecutor is one of four candidates and two […]
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Mitchell pushes judicial fairness as he tries to escape Barnes campaign shadow
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerFebruary 9, 2023 Everett Mitchell says that his competency as a judge is never why people say he can’t be elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this spring. Instead, he’s been dogged by questions — and fears from the state’s left-wing — about nominating a Black man in a statewide race […]
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Dorow tells convicted drug dealers they ‘should be held responsible’ for overdose deaths
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerFebruary 2, 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow has overseen more drug-induced homicide cases over the last five years than any of her Waukesha County colleagues, state court records show. Dorow has frequently told drug users and drug dealers they must be held responsible for providing […]
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Racine at the center of Wisconsin’s election conspiracy universe
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 12, 2023 At the Nov. 30 meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), several people spoke during the public comment period to complain about how the recent election had been administered by the City of Racine. In early December, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), a right-wing legal […]
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Milwaukee elections official fired after false requests of military absentee ballots
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerNovember 3, 2022 A Milwaukee Elections Commission employee fraudulently requested absentee ballots dedicated to members of the military and had them sent to a Republican lawmaker known for spreading conspiracies about election fraud in the 2020 election. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced at a press conference Thursday that the employee, commission […]
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Ahead of November 8 election, disability advocates lay out rule changes, accommodations
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerOctober 27, 2022 Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, in a year in which Republicans have attempted to tighten the reins on voting rules based on false theories of election fraud, the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition held a virtual event Wednesday to outline what accommodations voters with disabilities are […]
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Republicans seek to dismiss lawsuit against abortion ban
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerAugust 23, 2022 In a motion filed on Monday, attorneys for three legislative leaders argued that a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban should be dismissed and claimed enforcement of the ban was merely hypothetical. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul sued the Republican legislative leadership to block […]
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Racine County Sheriff alleges online voting tool vulnerable to fraud
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJuly 29, 2022 Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling alleged on Wednesday that there are “vulnerabilities” in Wisconsin’s statewide election website because people can request absentee ballots under someone else’s name. Election officials responded that this is a crime and the fact that someone can commit a crime doesn’t mean it’s a […]
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Trump calls for decertification of 2020 election after Wisconsin drop box decision
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJuly 11, 2022 After the four conservatives on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided last week that drop boxes for absentee ballots aren’t legal, former President Donald Trump again called for the nullification of the state’s 2020 Electoral College votes. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission acted […]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court declares absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerJuly 8, 2022 In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their ballots by mail or deliver them in-person to local clerks. Wanggaard comments on Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on ballot drop boxes In a statement on the Wisconsin […]
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Kenosha PD investigating more anti-semitic fliers left in yards
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerMay 23, 2022 Anti-semitic fliers have been left in the yards of Kenosha residents across the city a dozen times, according to Kenosha Police Lieutenant Joseph Nosalik. This weekend, another round of the fliers — which contain the anti-semitic trope that the media is controlled by Jews and include a link […]
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Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals elections continue trend of increasing partisanship
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerApril 1, 2022 The race for a seat on Wisconsin’s District II Court of Appeals has descended into partisan sniping in campaign ads, drawn the attention of out-of-state political action committees (PACs), and one candidate has received donations from some of the state’s most prominent conservative donors. Elections to Wisconsin’s courts […]