Network partner Brennan Center for Justice released results for a national poll that shows 26 percent of Americans are less likely to vote because of the increased influence that super PACs have over elected officials. Additionally, the poll found that…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear cases involving the state’s voter ID law, and has sent them back to circuit courts in Waukesha and Madison. Dane County Circuit Court judge David Flanagan,…
Federal judges in Wisconsin have chosen to redraw two Wisconsin state legislative districts in favor of the area’s Latino community. The judges stepped in and redrew districts 8 and 9 after Republican legislators drew the…
Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 3 for their state’s primary, and Republican voters turned out in favor of Mitt Romney. Because of pending lawsuits, including one by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the state’s voter…
A lawsuit filed by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin against the state’s voter ID law will head to the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, where the justices will decide whether arguments will be heard.…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has recused himself from an upcoming case, which involves a lawyer who previously represented Justice Prosser in his recount efforts during the last State Supreme Court election earlier this…
Questions have risen over whether Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser should recuse himself from a case. Prosser’s campaign, during the state supreme court election earlier this year, paid a lawfirm $75,000 for their services. That firm now has a…
Network partner Justice at Stake has released polling information from Wisconsin showing citizens “losing faith” in the state Supreme Court. The results showed only 33% of voters have confidence…
Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice have both filed separate amicus briefs on the case Wisconsin Right to Life v. Brennan in federal appeals court.
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