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Courts At left, Bill Bridge, a Trump-supporting recount observer, watches election officials work Friday at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Courts Conservative Lawsuit Asks Wis. Supreme Court to Throw Out the Entire Election

Attorney General Josh Kaul says the lawsuit “seeks to disenfranchise every Wisconsinite who voted.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 25, 2020 12:08 pm CST
Courts Downtown Racine (Photo via Facebook/City of Racine)
Courts Private Schools File Wis. Supreme Court Suit Against Racine’s Health Department

Suit could set precedent for local health officials’ authority over private entities.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 19, 2020 4:40 pm CST
Courts Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers in the state Capitol. (Shutterstock)
Courts Bizarre Rainbow Analogy May Be What Sinks Wisconsin’s Mask Order

One Wisconsin Supreme Court justice uses a bizarre analogy in oral arguments over Wisconsin’s coronavirus safeguard, while another notes the Legislature could be a partner with Gov. Evers but has not met.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 16, 2020 2:21 pm CST
Courts Khayriyyah Khaaliq stands with her daughters Ashyra Khaaliq, 2, and 7th-grader Jakyra Johnson, at Henry Vilas Zoo in July shortly after the mandatory mask ordinance took effect in Dane County. The state also passed a similar order that is now headed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. (Photo @ Andy Manis)
Courts Arguments in Yet Another Lawsuit Over Measures to Protect Public Begin Monday in WI Supreme Court

Court’s decision in case over statewide mask order will have lasting implications for the state’s coronavirus response.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 13, 2020 3:06 pm CST
Healthcare A supporter of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stands in front of the Supreme Court of the United States as the Court begins hearing arguments from California v. Texas about the legality of the ACA on November 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today is the first time that the Court is hearing a case with all three of President Donald Trumps appointments; Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. California v. Texas is the Republicans latest effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act after repeated efforts to repeal the Act through the legislative process. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Healthcare Evers Goes To Bat for the Affordable Care Act as Trump Tries to Kill It at the Supreme Court

Early reports indicate the court may uphold the law.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 10, 2020 12:40 pm CST

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Houligan’s Steak & Seafood Pub co-owner Jon Seybold has been forced to lay off about half of his 30 employees because of significantly decreased revenues as the coronavirus pandemic continues. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Business COVID-19 Killing Small Businesses, Restaurant, Taverns. They Need a Financial Boost
President Donald Trump breaks ground with former Gov. Scott Walker (2nd L), Foxconn CEO Terry Gou (2nd R), former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) and Christopher “Tank” Murdock (L), the first Wisconsin Foxconn employee, at a ceremony for the Foxconn Technology Group computer screen plant on June 28, 2018, in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Foxconn had committed to build a $10 billion plant in what it has named the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park, and to create 13,000 Wisconsin jobs. That has not yet happened. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images) Business Apparently Foxconn Will Be Making Google Server Parts in Wisconsin
For the past four months, 25-year-old Veronica Lourich has been chalking the images of groundbreaking individuals on the sidewalk near her Madison home. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren) Our Wisconsin For One Madison Woman, Chalk Art Is Her Activism
Few things can melt away life's daily challenges and spark gratitude quite like being on Lake Wissota at sunset. (Photo by Pat Kreitlow) Opinion At UpNorthNews, We Have Our Own Reasons to Give Thanks
Courts Oral arguments start Tuesday before the US Supreme Court for a case backed by outgoing President Donald Trump that could overturn the Affordable Care Act. (Shutterstock image)
Courts The US Supreme Court Will Now Decide if Millions of Wisconsinites Will Lose Health Care

Oral arguments begin Tuesday, with three conservative justices appointed by outgoing President Donald Trump joining the 6-3 conservative court to decide the case.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 9, 2020 2:05 pm CST
Courts Bartender James Martine talks with longtime patrons Mamie and Steve Detert of Waterloo at Pedro's Mexican Restaurant in Madison at the end of September. Dane County announced Tuesday it is restricting all indoor gatherings. This new ordinance will not apply to restaurants, which will still be allowed to operate at 25% capacity. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Courts Appeals Court Kills Indoor Capacity Limits on the Day the Order Expires

The order was meant to slow the state’s unprecedented spread of coronavirus.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 6, 2020 1:33 pm CST