A new website from the state Department of Justice shows the state has yet to test 4,698 sexual assault kits from across the state as it makes its way through a years-long backlog. Attorney General Brad Schimel launched the website
Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin said he’s impressed by the work his office has done over the past year-and-a-half, which has included going 9-0 in criminal cases at the state Supreme Court. Tseytlin, who’s been in the state Department of Justice
GOP lawmakers and AG Brad Schimel today touted a proposed constitutional amendment that they say would give victims more rights before the court. But opponents, including defense attorney Dean Strang, worried it would give crime victims a sense of “false
A budget motion that looks to establish a state prosecutor board would let district attorneys have a voice at the Capitol, according to the motion’s author. The motion, from Rep. Mark Born, was approved unanimously by Joint Finance Committee members
Attorney General Brad Schimel is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a lower court’s ruling in a redistricting case that would force the state to redraw its maps, arguing the “stay is vital to avoiding any unnecessary and significant
Sen. Steve Nass clashed with the UW System today on whether it’s trying to use public funds to “bail out” the UW-Oshkosh Foundation. The UW System is currently suing a former UW-Oshkosh chancellor and former vice chancellor in a lawsuit
Dems today slammed two bills that would add tougher penalties for some state juvenile offenders, saying those individuals need more treatment instead of being incarcerated for longer periods of time. But Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, said Dems are neglecting
The last two bills in the GOP Victim Prevention Package passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today, and each picked up some Dem support. The bills were originally scheduled to be taken up when the committee met on
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas,
The committee shot down Dem amendments seeking to force AG Brad Schimel to spend more money to process sexual assault kits and to reduce the agency budget following a report by a liberal group on how much the Department of
Six of eight bills in a GOP Victim Prevention Package passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today, over concerns from Dem members. The bills, from Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, are part of
The GOP advantage in Wisconsin’s Assembly map can’t be explained by “political geography” and instead was built to guarantee Republicans a majority even if they lost the statewide vote by significant margins, according to a new brief in the redistricting
The conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe today slammed Republican AG Brad Schimel for his agency’s review of tapes that he submitted showing a Dem activist talking about busing people from outside the state into Wisconsin. O’Keefe says the videos clearly show
Dem Josh Kaul, a former federal prosecutor in Baltimore who has been involved in voter rights cases since moving back to Wisconsin, today launched his campaign for attorney general, the office his mother held from 2003-2007. Kaul said in a
Two GOP lawmakers introduced an amendment today that would increase the constitutional rights of crime victims under the law. Versions of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, have been passed in other states including California, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota and South
A new website from the state Department of Justice shows the state has yet to test 4,698 sexual assault kits from across the state as it makes its way through a years-long backlog. Attorney General Brad Schimel launched the website today, saying it’ll help the public track DOJ’s progress as
Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin said he’s impressed by the work his office has done over the past year-and-a-half, which has included going 9-0 in criminal cases at the state Supreme Court. Tseytlin, who’s been in the state Department of Justice post since December 2015, this month saw the conclusion of
GOP lawmakers and AG Brad Schimel today touted a proposed constitutional amendment that they say would give victims more rights before the court. But opponents, including defense attorney Dean Strang, worried it would give crime victims a sense of “false hope.” Still, bill authors Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, and Sen.
A budget motion that looks to establish a state prosecutor board would let district attorneys have a voice at the Capitol, according to the motion’s author. The motion, from Rep. Mark Born, was approved unanimously by Joint Finance Committee members yesterday. It was based on a bill the Beaver Dam
Attorney General Brad Schimel is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a lower court’s ruling in a redistricting case that would force the state to redraw its maps, arguing the “stay is vital to avoiding any unnecessary and significant burdens.” A split three-judge panel last year struck down the
Sen. Steve Nass clashed with the UW System today on whether it’s trying to use public funds to “bail out” the UW-Oshkosh Foundation. The UW System is currently suing a former UW-Oshkosh chancellor and former vice chancellor in a lawsuit that alleges the two approved “illegal transfers” of money for
Dems today slammed two bills that would add tougher penalties for some state juvenile offenders, saying those individuals need more treatment instead of being incarcerated for longer periods of time. But Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, said Dems are neglecting to think of crime victims who “feel like they’re prisoners
The last two bills in the GOP Victim Prevention Package passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today, and each picked up some Dem support. The bills were originally scheduled to be taken up when the committee met on Tuesday and passed six other bills in the package, but
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today the free speech bill he co-authored looks to solve the “crisis on campus” of protesters shutting down controversial speakers. Critics say the bill goes too far in protecting speakers with racist and hateful ideas, laying out harsh punishments for students who violate policies that
The committee shot down Dem amendments seeking to force AG Brad Schimel to spend more money to process sexual assault kits and to reduce the agency budget following a report by a liberal group on how much the Department of Justice spent on “swag.” Dems have been taking shots at
Six of eight bills in a GOP Victim Prevention Package passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today, over concerns from Dem members. The bills, from Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, are part of a package that looks to up some minimum sentences and
The GOP advantage in Wisconsin’s Assembly map can’t be explained by “political geography” and instead was built to guarantee Republicans a majority even if they lost the statewide vote by significant margins, according to a new brief in the redistricting lawsuit. The Dem voters who originally sued to overturn the
The conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe today slammed Republican AG Brad Schimel for his agency’s review of tapes that he submitted showing a Dem activist talking about busing people from outside the state into Wisconsin. O’Keefe says the videos clearly show evidence of voter fraud, but the state Department of Justice
Dem Josh Kaul, a former federal prosecutor in Baltimore who has been involved in voter rights cases since moving back to Wisconsin, today launched his campaign for attorney general, the office his mother held from 2003-2007. Kaul said in a phone interview the AG’s focus should be on protecting Wisconsin
Two GOP lawmakers introduced an amendment today that would increase the constitutional rights of crime victims under the law. Versions of the proposal, called Marsy’s Law, have been passed in other states including California, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. While Wisconsin passed a constitutional amendment in 1993 protecting