Wisconsin Supreme Court
Recent News About Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Wis. SC Justice Crooks dies -- just days after announcing his planned retirement
Justice N. Patrick Crooks, 77, was found dead in his chambers at the state Capitol in Madison Monday. -
Crooks will not seek re-election to Wis. SC
Justice N. Patrick Crooks’ retirement date coincides with the end of his current term in July 2016. -
Special prosecutor wants Wis. SC to reconsider ruling in ‘John Doe’ case
Francis Schmitz filed a motion to stay the state high court’s decision last week. -
Letter to Editor: Lutz was honest and noble whistleblower
Michael Lutz, a lawyer and highly decorated retired Milwaukee police officer who shot himself July 26 after a quarrel with his ex-wife, deserves to be remembered as a good, honest, even noble man who was traumatized after being wounded in the line of duty. -
Wisconsin whistleblower found dead days after high court vindication in Walker case
The whistleblower who helped changed the course of the Wisconsin’s governor’s race last year, Michael Lutz, was found dead -- 11 days after the state supreme court came to the same conclusion with his allegations of prosecutorial bias. Lutz, 44, was American Media Institute’s confidential source who provided an eyewitness recounting of the political and personal motives behind Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm’s investigations into Gov. Scott Walker. -
Wis. SC orders prosecutors to drop ‘John Doe’ investigation
Court majority says in ruling that special prosecutor was the 'instigator of a perfect storm of wrongs' in probe of Gov. Scott Walker and his recall campaign -
Kloppenburg seeks Wis. SC seat for a second time
Former assistant attorney general ran against Justice David Prosser in 2011 -
Law professor: Wis. SC justice’s lawsuit over chief justice title doesn’t help already ‘dysfunctional’ court
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana University law professor Charles Geyh understands why Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson is fighting an amendment adopted by voters in April that robbed her of the long-held title of chief justice. -
Abrahamson takes fight over Wis. SC chief justice title to Seventh Circuit
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson is taking the fight over her long-held title of chief justice to a federal appeals court. -
Federal judge allows new Wis. SC chief justice to serve
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected a request by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson to temporarily block her fellow justices from replacing her as chief justice. -
U.S. SC will not hear ‘John Doe’ lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit seeking to quash a secret, or “John Doe,” investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s 2012 recall campaign. -
Wis. SC justice wants federal judge to step in, take control of ‘chaotic’ court
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice wants a federal judge to take control of the now “chaotic situation that exists” on the state’s high court. -
Wis. SC to release filings in ‘John Doe’ cases this week
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to release hundreds of pages of court filings Wednesday in three cases it is reviewing, deciding whether to allow a secret, or “John Doe,” investigation into Gov. Scott Walker and his 2012 recall campaign to continue. -
Wis. officials want lawsuit filed against them over new chief justice amendment dropped
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson over a constitutional amendment approved by voters last month. -
Newly elected Wis. SC chief justice vows to ‘repair’ high court
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The newly elected chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court says she will focus on repairing the damage that has been done to the reputation of the state’s high court. -
U.S. SC still hasn’t decided if it will take up Wis. ‘John Doe’ lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court still hasn’t decided whether it will hear a lawsuit seeking to quash a secret, or “John Doe,” investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s 2012 recall campaign. -
Federal judge won’t block Wis. chief justice amendment
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to halt the implementation of a constitutional amendment approved by voters this month changing the method by which the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s chief justice is selected. -
Supporters of new Wis. chief justice amendment want Abrahamson’s lawsuit tossed
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of Wisconsin voters want a federal lawsuit filed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson to be dismissed. -
Wis. voters could change how SC chief justice is selected
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will decide how the state Supreme Court selects its chief justice.
