Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will not recuse himself from three cases pending before the Court, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. Attorneys involved in the case had asked Justice Gableman to recuse himself after he had received legal services…
A Dane County, Wisconsin judge has agreed to hear a case involving the state’s voter ID law. The case was brought forth by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. The judge also agreed to…
Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has come out in opposition to Senate Bill 292, which is currently making its way through the Wisconsin legislative chambers. The bill would change the state’s disclosure law so…
Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has asked the state’s Judicial Commission to investigate state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to see whether he violated the state’s code of ethics. Gableman received free legal services from the firm that represented him…
Network partners at the Brennan Center and Justice At Stake wrote an op-ed for Reuters on the threats to the judicial system. Adam Skaggs and Bert Brandenburg write about Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s outspoken attacks against judges who make decisions…
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has come out in opposition to Senate Bill 292, which is currently making its way through the Wisconsin legislative chambers. The bill would change the state’s disclosure law so…
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has filed a complaint with the state Government Accountability Board regarding twenty-nine campaign contributors who exceeded state contribution limits in 2010. The donors contributed between $10,200 and $16,150 to individual candidates,…
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The Wisconsin State Journal reports that in the event of a gubernatorial recall in Wisconsin, incumbents can raise unlimited amounts of money from individual donors within a specified window.
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has issued a new, final assessment on the record spending in this year’s state recall elections. Between special interest groups, political committees, and candidates, a record $43.9 million was…
On Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, Midwest Democracy Network will be attending the Democracy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference will be covering many of the issues…
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