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Recent News About Wisconsin Supreme Court

  • Bickering continues on Wis. Supreme Court

    By John O'Brien |
    Roggensack MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court, already mired in a controversy over an alleged attack, is split on when a justice should be disqualified from hearing a case.

  • Wis. SC justice denies assaulting colleague

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Newly reelected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser says claims that he physically attacked a fellow justice -- grabbing her around the neck -- will be "proven false."

  • Wis. SC rules for gov in budget bill issue

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Gov. Scott Walker's controversial Budget Repair Bill.

  • Arguments held over Wis. budget bill

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Sumi MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court listened to oral arguments Monday morning in the ongoing legal challenge to Gov. Scott Walker's controversial Budget Repair Bill.

  • No intervention needed from Wis. SC, Dane County DA argues

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Walker MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Wednesday the Wisconsin Supreme Court no longer needs to intervene in the ongoing legal challenge over Gov. Scott Walker's controversial Budget Repair Bill.

  • New chief judges picked in Wisconsin

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday it has selected circuit court judges from St. Croix and Fond du Lac counties to serve as chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts.

  • Wis. judge rules against governor's budget bill

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Sumi MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi has struck down Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's controversial Budget Repair Bill.

  • Arguments scheduled in Wis. budget suit

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Walker MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an order Wednesday, has set oral arguments in the ongoing legal challenge to Gov. Scott Walker's Budget Repair Bill.

  • Recount coming in Wis. SC election

    By John O'Brien |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election won by incumbent David Prosser will be recounted.

  • Official results show Prosser keeps his spot on Wis. SC

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser looks poised to keep his seat on the high court, according to results received by the state's Government Accountability Board last week.

  • Holder asked to look at Wisconsin SC race

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Holder WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin sent a letter Friday to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking for a federal investigation into the "questionable handling" of votes in her state's Supreme Court race.

  • Prosser ousted from Wis. SC, pending likely recount

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A final, unofficial vote count shows Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg with 204 more votes than incumbent state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser.

  • Wis. SC race too close to call

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Although the official results are not in, it looks like Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg has taken the lead in the state's Supreme Court race.

  • Heated Wis. SC race coming to close

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will decide who will win a state Supreme Court seat and, in turn, possibly the fate of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill.

  • Unions give their thoughts on Wis. debate

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin labor unions, targeted by Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill, say a decision whether to keep in place a temporary restraining order put on the bill last week will have a "profound" impact on their members.

  • Wis. SC race could have lasting effect

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is facing a stiff challenge from Assistant Attorney General JoAnne F. Kloppenburg for his seat on the high court.

  • McConnell, others renominated by Obama

    By John O'Brien |
    McConnell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama has renominated several possible federal judges, including Rhode Island trial lawyer Jack McConnell.

  • Obama's judicial picks sent back to Senate

    By John O'Brien |
    McConnell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama recently sent five judicial nominations, including Rhode Island plaintiffs lawyer Jack McConnell to become a federal judge, back to the U.S. Senate.

  • Ten of the longest names

    By John O'Brien |
    While researching this article on silica claims, we came across the word "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which refers to a lung disease caused by exposure to silica fibers and is the longest word in the dictionary. This week, Legal Newsline looks at the 10 state supreme court justices with the longest names, and no hyphens or

  • Wis. SC orders $200M returned to injured patients fund

    By Jessica M. Karmasek |
    Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Medical Society called Tuesday's decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning the raid on the state's Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund "a victory."