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Decisions on legislative maps, the authority to adopt pandemic control measures, and public records were among the cases decided this term by a 4-3 margin. This article includes insights from a legal historian, as well as a civil litigator and a former pu
As Wisconsin´s legal community pressed on through the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, they continued to produce top-notch content. Here´s the top articles of 2021.
As Wisconsin´s legal community pressed on through the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, they continued to produce top-notch content. Here´s the top articles of 2021.
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May 18, 2021 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has concluded that proposed procedures for anticipated redistricting litigation ”are unlikely to materially aid this court’s consideration of an as yet undefined future redistricting challenge.”
The court declined to adopt procedures that would send any redistricting litigation directly to the state supreme court, rather than federal courts, as an “original action.”
Scott Jensen, former speaker of the state Assembly, joined the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) in filing the petition (20-03), which included provisions on how the case would proceed procedurally as an original action at the supreme court.
The court held a public hearing in January, with numerous speakers either opposing or supporting the petition. This week the court declined to adopt it, with a caveat.