Liberal judges tend to prefer more expansive interpretive methods that move beyond the text and its history. They argue that the neutrality sought by conservatives is itself political and are more likely to read the Constitution in light of emerging progressive goals.

A conservative defeat in a Wisconsin Supreme Court case would be notable after a decade-long string of victories that has produced a 5-2 conservative advantage on the court. If such a defeat happens, only time will tell if it means anything beyond a closing of the ideological gap on the court.

Those “too big to fail” banks are among the biggest winners in Donald Trump’s tax cut law that will put the United States another $1.5 trillion in debt while the country’s infrastructure continues to deteriorate and programs like Social Security and Medicare are treated like unwanted orphans.

RightWisconsin’s James Wigderson talks with the MacIver Institute’s Bill Osmulski about Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and Democrats’ plans to amend the state constitution.

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