Liberal Chris Taylor clinches Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in a win for voting rights
The battleground state’s highest court will now have a 5-2 liberal supermajority. This could signal a new future for voting rights.
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Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t seek reelection, creating another high-stakes race
A surprise retirement from the Wisconsin Supreme Court could reshape the future of voting rights and redistricting in one of the nation’s most closely divided swing states — and potentially give liberals an opportunity to expand their majority on the court.
In unhinged brief, Wisconsin GOP compares not giving the Trump DOJ voters’ personal data to Jim Crow
The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a disturbing amicus brief urging a federal court to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to hand over the state’s unredacted voter rolls to Trump’s Justice Department.
Wisconsin election denier joins DOJ’s case seeking state’s voter rolls
A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit demanding Wisconsin’s full, unredacted voter rolls.
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls.
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Discriminatory Poll Tax Bill
Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Assembly passed the bill in March.
DOJ Sent Its Latest Demand For Voter Data to the Wrong Person
The farcical error is one of numerous recent examples of sloppiness by the department in recent months.
GOP Lawmakers in Swing States Are Still Working To Suppress Voting
Governors in two key swing states are weighing far-reaching voter suppression measures passed by GOP lawmakers.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Won’t Hear Democrats’ Gerrymandering Challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to take a case brought by a group of voters who claimed the state’s congressional map is the result of years of GOP gerrymandering and asked the court to order a new map for the 2026 election.
DOJ Threatens Wisconsin Elections Commission with Funding Cutoff Over Alleged Voting Law Violation
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a formal warning to Wisconsin’s elections board, accusing it of violating federal law by failing to provide voters with a required complaint process under the Help America Vote Act.
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