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Expired Involuntary Commitment Order Can Be Reviewed Because of Collateral Effect on Gun Rights

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Reason

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas new evidence ahead of public hearing

The congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election is seeking new evidence, just days before the next public hearing and as lawmakers push to complete an interim report next month.

Tribune News Service

Gableman represents man charged with false ballot requests

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led a fruitless 14-month investigation into the state's 2020 election results has appeared in court to represent a man accused of fraudulently requesting absentee ballots

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Wisconsin judge sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow local election clerks to fill in missing information on witness certification envelopes that contain absentee ballots, delivering a victory to Republicans who brought the lawsuit in the battleground state

The Independent UK

Checks and Balances- August 2022

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Just Made Ballot Drop Boxes Illegal

The ruling has been hailed as a fraud-reducing measure. The only problem? A vanishingly low incidence of fraud in the first place.

Reason

Wisc. S. Ct. (4-3): Plaintiffs Challenging School Transgender Policy Can't Conceal Identities from Defendants' Counsel

From Doe 1 v. Madison Metro. School Dist., decided Thursday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brian Hagedorn joined by Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Frank Dallet, and Jill Karofsky: This case involves a constitutional challenge by parents to a school district policy. The substantive issues,…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court limits use of absentee ballot drop boxes

The decision is a defeat for Democrats in the battleground state who say the ruling makes it harder for many to vote.

Al Jazeera

Wisconsin Supreme Court bans drop boxes

Three justices slammed the Wisconsin Supreme Court's majority for pushing debunked voting conspiracy theories

Salon

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state

The decision lays out ground rules for absentee voting a month ahead of Wisconsin's statewide primary elections.

WEKU

Pronouns and Cases Involving Transgender Parties

From In the Interest of C.G., decided today by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, agreed with in relevant part by all the Justices except Justice Brian Hagedorn: Because Ella [the pseudonym the parties used for the petitioner] entered the juvenile justice system as…

Reason

No First Amendment Right to Legal Name Change

In the Interest of C.G., decided today by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, joined by Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Justice Patience Roggensack, and Justice Brian Hagedorn, holds that there's no First Amendment right to change one's legal name. The case involves a…

Reason

Kohler scores a major victory in Wisconsin court; plans for Whistling Straits’ sister course can move forward

It's the latest step in a years-long legal obstacle course Kohler has been negotiating.

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Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state testified that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open records requests

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Wisconsin legislators calling it quits at a pace that might top WWII’s modern-day high

The mass exodus comes amid uncertainty over legislative boundaries due to a redistricting fight, an ever-more partisan political environment and years of animosity between majority Republicans and minority Democrats.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming midterm election where the battleground state’s Democratic governor and Republican U.S. senator are on the ballot

Ballotpedia

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

We’re down to the top 4 in our second annual presidential pet bracket competition! Take a look at the pet profiles here, and be sure to vote your favorite on to the next round to see who will be our 2022 chamPAWion.

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Redistricting news from Maryland to Wyoming and more

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS enters second week of March sitting

Welcome to the March 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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U.S. Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin state legislative maps

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision on March 23 adopting Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) state house and senate redistricting maps and remanded the case for further proceedings. The Supreme Court found that the Wisconsin Supreme Court erred in its analysis of precedent on how the U.S.…

Salon

Another SCOTUS attack on voting rights

The court's "shadow docket" ruling is "unprecedented," "extraordinary" and "unnecessary," liberal justices say

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort by Wisconsin Republicans to overturn a court-chosen congressional map in the state.

Roll Call

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map - Roll Call

The map could flip one Democratic held in Wisconsin seat to the GOP in November, when a net pickup of five seats would flip House control.

Ballotpedia

Wisconsin enacts new state legislative districts

Wisconsin enacted new state legislative districts on March 3, 2022, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court approved legislative proposals submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D). The maps will take effect for Wisconsin’s 2022 state legislative elections.

Ballotpedia

Wisconsin enacts new Congressional districts

Wisconsin enacted new congressional districts on March 3, 2022, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court approved a proposal submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D). Wisconsin was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will…

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