Network News in Wisconsin

January 24 2012 at 12:57 PM

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice’s connections result in recusal calls & ethics complaints

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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…

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January 20 2012 at 04:31 PM

Wisconsin judge to hear voter ID suit

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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…

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January 13 2012 at 03:44 PM

Network partner opposes changes to Wisconsin disclosure law

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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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December 20 2011 at 02:08 PM

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign asks for investigation into Supreme Court Justice

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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…

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December 19 2011 at 02:17 PM

Network partners speak out against campaign cash & attacks on the judiciary

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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 News for Wisconsin in Judicial Independence

January 24 2012 at 12:57 PM

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice’s connections result in recusal calls & ethics complaints

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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…

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December 20 2011 at 02:08 PM

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign asks for investigation into Supreme Court Justice

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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…

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December 19 2011 at 02:17 PM

Network partners speak out against campaign cash & attacks on the judiciary

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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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October 27 2011 at 05:18 PM

New Politics of Judicial Elections

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Today, Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice, along with the National Institute on Money in State Politics, released a report, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, which provides an overview of some of the major…

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September 09 2011 at 10:48 AM

The “money revolution” in state courts

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Bert Brandenburg of Network Partner Justice at Stake 

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