The Intelligence Community’s War On Trump

By MacIver Staff - August 11, 2022

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The Intelligence Community is, once again, targeting President Trump. Read More The Intelligence Community’s War On Trump

MacIver News Minute: Breathtaking Chaos Caused By Activist Dane County Judge

By Chris Rochester - March 26, 2019

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Another liberal activist Dane County judge has struck down conservative laws, these ones passed in December’s extraordinary session. That’s hardly a surprise considering that court’s propensity for injecting itself into duly passed legislation. But what’s truly breathtaking is the chaos that Judge Richard Niess’ decision caused – particularly because he chose not to stay his decision pending appeal, giving the judge’s liberal comrade Gov. Tony Evers a chance to take full advantage of the chaos. Read More MacIver News Minute: Breathtaking Chaos Caused By Activist Dane County Judge

Dane County Court’s New Level of Judicial Activism Throws Wisconsin Into Chaos

By Chris Rochester - March 25, 2019

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In two jaw-dropping decisions last week, a liberal Dane County Judge recklessly overturned last December’s extraordinary session laws, a move that could invalidate hundreds of other laws passed during extraordinary session over the decades by both parties. Read More Dane County Court’s New Level of Judicial Activism Throws Wisconsin Into Chaos

Lame Duck Lawsuit Could Void Over 300 Laws

By Chris Rochester - March 20, 2019

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Fiserv Forum deal could become collateral damage in extraordinary session court battle [bctt tweet=”In the extraordinary session lawsuit, leading WI Dems unwittingly assert that public funding used to build the Fiserv Forum was unconstitutional – along with 300+ other bills passed in extraordinary session. #wiright #wipolitics.” username=”MacIverWisc”] March 20, 2019 By Robert Fassbender Fassbender is President and General Counsel of the Great Lakes Legal Foundation. He attended Monday’s hearing of League of Women Voters v. Knutson in Dane County Circuit Court. In a March 13 amicus brief filed in Dane County, former Wisconsin Democratic legislators attack the validity of laws passed …

MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ False Drug-Crime Statistic Goes Up In Smoke

By Chris Rochester - February 26, 2019

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A key talking point of Gov. Tony Evers’ “first step” proposal to legalize medical and recreational marijuana went up in smoke last week. In rolling out his wide-ranging initiative, the governor and fellow Democrats declared “drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85% of inmate populations.” The claim is patently false – the real stat is 11%. And as MacIver News first reported, the Evers’ administration quietly scrubbed the bad stat from the original press release. Read More MacIver News Minute: Gov. Evers’ False Drug-Crime Statistic Goes Up In Smoke