A federal judge Wednesday night dismissed the lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, writing the request was “far outside” the court’s oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The suit, filed on behalf
President Trump’s attempt to throw out millions of votes because officials allegedly didn’t follow state law in administering the election is “not merely implausible, it is profoundly anti-democratic and contrary to the rule of law,” Gov. Tony Evers’ argues. The
GOP Texas AG Ken Paxton has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the election results in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The suit accuses the four states of exploiting “the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than
Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.
A split state Supreme Court today rejected President Trump’s request to directly hear his challenge to ballots cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The court’s 4-3 ruling means Trump would first have to re-file the action in circuit
President Trump’s campaign late today filed a federal lawsuit accusing Wisconsin officials of violating the law in conducting the Nov. 3 election and seeking an order that could allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to appoint the state’s presidential electors. The suit,
Gov. Tony Evers’ attorneys are calling President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to throw our more than 221,000 votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties “a shocking and outrageous assault on our democracy.” In a filing last night, the guv’s attorneys urged the
President Trump’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s results seeks to throw out more than 220,000 votes it contends were illegally cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The suit filed this morning with the state Supreme Court comes on the heels
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a certificate of ascertainment certifying Joe Biden as the winner of Wisconsin’s presidential election. The move comes after state Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem, yesterday afternoon signed off on the results of county
Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs is scheduled this afternoon to sign off on the results of Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 election after recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties showed Joe Biden adding to his winning margin. The determination of the results
The recounts of Dane and Milwaukee counties made no significant impact on the results of Wisconsin’s presidential election, adding slightly to Joe Biden’s margin of victory. Still, the process also hinted at the legal strategy behind a possible legal challenge
Editor’s note: This advisory has been corrected to reflect Joe Biden adding 257 votes and Donald Trump adding 125 votes. Milwaukee County today tentatively wrapped up its recount effort, though the city of Milwaukee’s top election official says 65 ballots
Milwaukee County officials expect to wrap up the presidential recount Friday after about 60 ballots from the city of Milwaukee were found at the County Election Commission warehouse in a voting machine. Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said those ballots
Numbers from the Wisconsin Elections Commission show both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have lost votes through the recount process, though that margin slightly favors Trump. This morning’s updated shows as of yesterday, Biden had lost 73 votes while Trump
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said it’s highly unlikely the recount will finish by the end of the day.
Nearly 400 unopened ballots from the city of Milwaukee’s Ward 315 on the south side were found during the recount effort this morning.
As the recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin rounds out its fifth day, former House Speaker Paul Ryan says “legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop.” “The outcome will not
A federal judge Wednesday night dismissed the lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, writing the request was “far outside” the court’s oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The suit, filed on behalf
President Trump’s attempt to throw out millions of votes because officials allegedly didn’t follow state law in administering the election is “not merely implausible, it is profoundly anti-democratic and contrary to the rule of law,” Gov. Tony Evers’ argues. The
GOP Texas AG Ken Paxton has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the election results in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The suit accuses the four states of exploiting “the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than
Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.
A split state Supreme Court today rejected President Trump’s request to directly hear his challenge to ballots cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The court’s 4-3 ruling means Trump would first have to re-file the action in circuit
President Trump’s campaign late today filed a federal lawsuit accusing Wisconsin officials of violating the law in conducting the Nov. 3 election and seeking an order that could allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to appoint the state’s presidential electors. The suit,
Gov. Tony Evers’ attorneys are calling President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to throw our more than 221,000 votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties “a shocking and outrageous assault on our democracy.” In a filing last night, the guv’s attorneys urged the
President Trump’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s results seeks to throw out more than 220,000 votes it contends were illegally cast in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. The suit filed this morning with the state Supreme Court comes on the heels
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a certificate of ascertainment certifying Joe Biden as the winner of Wisconsin’s presidential election. The move comes after state Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem, yesterday afternoon signed off on the results of county
Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs is scheduled this afternoon to sign off on the results of Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 election after recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties showed Joe Biden adding to his winning margin. The determination of the results
The recounts of Dane and Milwaukee counties made no significant impact on the results of Wisconsin’s presidential election, adding slightly to Joe Biden’s margin of victory. Still, the process also hinted at the legal strategy behind a possible legal challenge
Editor’s note: This advisory has been corrected to reflect Joe Biden adding 257 votes and Donald Trump adding 125 votes. Milwaukee County today tentatively wrapped up its recount effort, though the city of Milwaukee’s top election official says 65 ballots
Milwaukee County officials expect to wrap up the presidential recount Friday after about 60 ballots from the city of Milwaukee were found at the County Election Commission warehouse in a voting machine. Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said those ballots
Numbers from the Wisconsin Elections Commission show both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have lost votes through the recount process, though that margin slightly favors Trump. This morning’s updated shows as of yesterday, Biden had lost 73 votes while Trump
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson said it’s highly unlikely the recount will finish by the end of the day.
Nearly 400 unopened ballots from the city of Milwaukee’s Ward 315 on the south side were found during the recount effort this morning.
As the recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin rounds out its fifth day, former House Speaker Paul Ryan says “legal challenges to the outcome and the attacks on our voting system really need to stop.” “The outcome will not