Stories tagged: "courts"

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Law and Policy Ron Johnson’s Judges: Hostile to Marriage Rights, Women’s Reproductive Freedom, and Unsure on Banning School Segregation

Wisconsin’s Republican senator has approved lifetime positions for several nominees who were vigorously opposed by coalitions of civil rights groups.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 22, 2022 2:25 pm CDT
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Courts Baldwin an Enthusiastic Yes, Johnson a Silent No as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Confirmed to the US Supreme Court

Wisconsin's Republican senator had previously voted for Judge Jackson’s nomination to a federal judgeship.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 7, 2022 2:29 pm CDT
National Associate Justice Stephen Breyer poses for the official group photo at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 30, 2018. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
National Baldwin, Democratic Senate Candidates React to Supreme Court Justice Breyer’s Retirement

President Biden will pick a nominee for Senate confirmation.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow January 26, 2022 3:37 pm CST
Coronavirus Danielle Ralston said she is constantly nervous that her 10-year-old son Graham will contract COVID-19 and experience extreme symptoms because he has a rare stomach illness that makes him more susceptible to the virus. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Ralston)
Coronavirus Parents, Progressive PAC Weigh Lawsuits Against Schools That Refuse to Enact COVID Rules

Lawsuits against Wisconsin schools that don’t require masks could be filed soon following the death of at least two students who had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 27, 2021 5:32 pm CDT
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Politics Are Wisconsin’s Political Maps Unconstitutional? 3 Lawsuits Say Yes.

Two lawsuits make the same core argument, but ask for starkly different solutions from different jurists—the conservative-led state Supreme Court or a federal court.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 23, 2021 6:48 pm CDT

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Photos courtesy of Little, Brown and Pete Souza Politics Popping the Presidential Bubble with Pete Souza, Obama’s Chief Photographer and Proud Wisconsinite
La Crosse Queen 2 by Preamtip Satasuk Our Wisconsin Summer May Be Ending, but There Are Still Many Ways to Get Out on a Boat Around Wisconsin This Fall