The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Governor Evers overstepped his authority to issue multiple COVID-19 emergency orders without the consent of the State Legislature. Read More State Supreme Court Ends Evers’ Never-Ending Emergency Orders
Dec. 14, 2020 The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the Trump campaign’s lawsuit over illegally cast absentee ballots on Monday by a 4-3 decision. The campaign argued it was illegal for absentee ballots to be issued without a written request, for clerks to make corrections on incomplete absentee ballots, for Madison to conduct ballot harvesting as “Democracy in the Park,” and for voters following their clerk’s advice to lie about being indefinitely confined. The Trump Campaign said those ballots were all illegally cast and should not count. Justices Brian Hagedorn, Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet and Jill Krofsky disagreed. They said …
Guest writers Mike Pflughoeft and Robert Fassbender of the Great Lakes Legal Foundation talk about this summer’s State Supreme Court Decision on guidance documents. These authors contend, whether they have the technical force of law or not, guidance documents will affect the behavior of the people and businesses that they regulate. Read More The Wisconsin Supreme Court Whiffed on How Agencies Use Guidance Documents
State Supreme Court says Safer at Home should have gone through the emergency rulemaking process – but even if it had, the legislature would have had a limited role in changing it. Read More “Unlawful, Invalid, and Unenforceable” – Safer At Home Struck Down
In this special edition of the MacIver Newsmakers podcast, MacIver Institute President Brett Healy sits down with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn the day after his inauguration. Read More MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Brian Hagedorn, Wisconsin’s Newest Supreme Court Justice