Scott Walker's Record on
Justice System Issues
For Gov. Scott Walker, the Justice System Is Not About Ensuring All Are Equal Before the Law
For Gov. Scott Walker, the justice system is not about ensuring all are equal before the law, but rather how can he manipulate the system for the benefit of his political career and the special interests that underwrite him. In fact he kicked off his first term as Governor by introducing as his first bill legislation to roll back consumer’s ability to hold corporations and special interests liable for injuries they may cause by their negligence. He even tried to pass a law that would provide immunity from liability for drug manufacturers.
And Walker hasn’t just restricted himself to changing the laws about the courts, he’s tried to shape who’s making the decisions, supporting efforts to elect conservative judges and even going so far as change the state constitution to remove the sitting Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
In a particularly petulant stunt revealing the partisan lens that filters Walker’s view of the justice system he threatened to stop appointing judges to fill vacancies in the Democratic stronghold of Dane County because his nominees failed to win re-election.
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GOP Blames Voters Voting for Electoral Defeats, Proposes Plan to Limit Participation in 2020 State High Court RaceRepublicans appear to have settled on an explanation for why they lost every statewide race on the ballot in the November 6 elections: Too many voters voted. [One Wisconsin Now, 11/16/2018]
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Scott Walker, lawmakers consider helping conservative justice before Tony Evers becomes governorAnaliese Eicher noted Republicans fought plans to hold special elections this year and complained about the cost of past recall elections. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/15/2018]
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Donald Trump Attacks Victim of Sexual Assault, Again. Scott Walker and Brad Schimel Silent, Again.One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher demanded Gov. Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel speak out on behalf of sexual assault survivors. [One Wisconsin Now, 10/03/2018]
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Scott Walker, Brad Schimel Stand with Brett Kavanaugh and Sexual AssaultScott Walker and Brad Schimel want to put a man who committed sexual assault on the United States Supreme Court for the next 30 years. [One Wisconsin Now, 09/28/2018]
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The Courage of Dr. Ford a Powerful Contrast With the Cowardice of Scott WalkerThe courageous testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford today stands in contrast with the behavior of Scott Walker in regard to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. [One Wisconsin Now, 09/27/2018]
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Will Scott Walker and Brad Schimel Denounce Donald Trump’s Sickening Attack on Assault Victim?The choice for Scott Walker and Brad Schimel is simple: denounce Donald Trump immediately and unequivocally, or join him as unfit to serve in public office. [One Wisconsin Now, 09/21/2018]
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Does Scott Walker Still Believe Accused Perpetrator of Sexual Assault Brett Kavanaugh Fits Criteria He Looks For In Judicial Candidates?Gov. Scott Walker was quick to publicly praise Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. [One Wisconsin Now, 09/17/2018]
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“Here we go again.”Shortly after President Trump announced his pick for Supreme Court, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now sent an email with the subject line: “Trump, Walker will criminalize abortion.” “If he is not blocked, Brett Kavanaugh will be the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and do what Scott Walker has been trying to do […] [Isthmus, 07/19/2018]
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Walker Doubts Roe v. Wade at Risk“If he is not blocked, Brett Kavanaugh will be the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and do what Scott Walker has been trying to do for 25 years: criminalize women having abortions,” said Analiese Eicher of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Urban Milwaukee, 07/12/2018]
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Walker Not Convinced Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Will Lead To Roe V. Wade Being Overturned“If he is not blocked, Brett Kavanaugh will be the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and do what Scott Walker has been trying to do for 25 years: criminalize women having abortions,” said Analiese Eicher of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin Public Radio, 07/11/2018]
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Donald Trump, Scott Walker Will Criminalize AbortionOne Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher released the following statements about Donald Trump nomination. [One Wisconsin Now, 07/09/2018]
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Scott Walker claim of Eric Holder making Supreme Court race ‘highly partisan’ ignores GOP roleRepublican Gov. Scott Walker raised the issue six days after Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet, who was backed by liberals, won election to the high court. Her win in the officially nonpartisan race raised hopes among Democrats of a “blue wave” of election victories, including denying Walker a third term in November 2018. Walker […] [PolitiFact, 04/11/2018]
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Gov. Walker calls on Sen. Baldwin to approve Trump SCOTUS nominee after GOP refuses to vote on Obama nomineeWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s public fight with Sen. Tammy Baldwin continued Wednesday as the Republican governor called on the Democratic senator to give President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee a vote. Baldwin said earlier this month she would not provide one of the 60 votes needed for Judge Neil Gorsuch to overcome a Democratic […] [Capital Times, 02/23/2017]
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Gov. Scott Walker, A.G. Brad Schimel and Corporate Special Interest Lobby Support Right-Wing Rewrite of Rules For U.S. Supreme CourtGov. Scott Walker, Attorney General Brad Schimel and WMC are now turning their sights to rewriting the rules for nominees to the United States Supreme Court. [One Wisconsin Now, 02/22/2017]
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Gov. Walker proposes limiting independence of Judicial CommissionGov. Scott Walker wants to put a watchdog that polices judicial ethics under the direct control of the state Supreme Court, potentially giving justices more sway over investigations. The Judicial Commission proposal, tucked into Walker’s state budget, is one of several provisions that would eliminate or downgrade state boards overseeing private colleges, unemployment disputes and […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 02/10/2017]
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Walker, Baldwin get in Twitter spatThe spat Thursday centers on Baldwin’s decision not to support President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Walker tweeted that Baldwin is “out of the mainstream” for not meeting with Gorsuch. Baldwin responds, “Your opportunity to weigh in on Gorsuch ended with your short-lived Pres campaign. Focus on fixing WI’s roads and bridges.” Walker […] [WMTV-TV, 02/02/2017]
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Money Talks: Gov. Walker to Appoint Former Attorney for Major Right-Wing Donors’ FoundationMedia reports say Gov. Scott Walker will announce the nomination of Daniel Kelly to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser late Friday afternoon. [One Wisconsin Now, 07/22/2016]
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Scott Walker sought changes to Wisconsin Idea, emails show after judge orders release of recordsRecords released Friday by Gov. Scott Walker’s office in response to a judge’s order make clear he sought controversial changes in 2015 to the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement, known as the Wisconsin Idea. The office made public 82 pages of records late Friday after Dane County Judge Amy Smith said Walker’s office erroneously […] [Wisconsin State Journal, 05/28/2016]
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Right-to-work is back on the books in Wisconsin, at least temporarily.Late Tuesday, a state court of appeals judge granted Attorney General Brad Schimel’s request to reinstate the law while the appeals court decides whether it’s constitutional. The ruling was issued by Lisa K. Stark, the presiding judge for the District 3 Court of Appeals in Wausau. “We feel confident the law will ultimately be found […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 05/23/2016]
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DMV official testifies in voter ID trialSome voters might not have been able to cast ballots this fall if not for a new state rule put in place on the eve of a trial over Wisconsin’s voter ID law, the official responsible for issuing ID cards testified Monday. Her testimony came as the federal judge hearing the trial expressed serious concern […] [Appleton Post-Crescent, 05/23/2016]
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Walker releases names of potential Prosser replacementsMore than half of the applicants vying to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser already owe their jobs to Gov. Scott Walker – and now he could tap one of them for the state’s highest court… Walker expects to appoint a replacement by the time Prosser retires on July 31. It will be […] [WISN-TV, 05/20/2016]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court deals Walker loss on education caseA divided Wisconsin Supreme Court dealt Gov. Scott Walker a defeat on Wednesday, upholding a ruling that preserves the independence of the state’s elected education secretary and denies the governor veto power he sought over the office… The state constitution “requires the Legislature to keep the supervision of public instruction in the hands of officers […] [Chicago Tribune, 05/18/2016]
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Will Federal Court Obstructionist U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Call on Gov. Walker to Wait Until After Election to Appoint New State Supreme Court Justice?If anyone should have to wait to fill a judicial vacancy until after the next election, it’s Scott Walker, and if anyone should tell him to do so it should be Ron Johnson. [One Wisconsin Institute, 04/29/2016]
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Court Strikes Down Scott Walker’s Right-To-Work Law As UnconstitutionalWisconsin’s right-to-work law, championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker as he was mounting his run for president, was struck down Friday as violating the state constitution…“We are confident Wisconsin’s freedom-to-work law is constitutional and will ultimately be upheld,” Walker wrote on Twitter. Three unions filed the lawsuit last year shortly after Walker signed the bill […] [Associated Press, 04/06/2016]
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Rebecca Bradley apologizes for student columns calling AIDS patients ‘degenerates’ and gays ‘queers’A spokeswoman for Gov. Scott Walker, who appointed Bradley to three judgeships in as many years — including as Supreme Court justice last fall — said Monday that “neither the Governor nor our office was aware of the columns.” The spokeswoman did not immediately respond to whether Walker would have appointed Bradley had he known. […] [Wisconsin State Journal, 03/08/2016]
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Walker signs sex offender placement billGov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates uniform restrictions on where violent sex offenders can live.Municipalities currently use local ordinances to create zones where sex offenders can’t live.The bill creates statewide regulations barring violent sex offenders from living within 1,500 feet of any school, day care, youth center, church or public park. Sex […] [Associated Press, 02/29/2016]
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Walker won’t push for sanctuary city billGov. Scott Walker says he doesn’t expect the Wisconsin state Senate will pass a bill banning sanctuary cities, and he’s “just fine with that.” Walker said Wednesday that his focus is on bills that help improve the state’s economy. The Assembly last week passed the bill that says local governments can’t prohibit police from inquiring […] [Associated Press, 02/24/2016]
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Voter ID law prevented WWII armed services vet from votingA state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday urged Gov. Scott Walker to allow people to use veterans ID cards to vote after her uncle who fought at Iwo Jima was unable to cast a ballot in last week’s primary election. “It makes no sense to me that this proud patriot with a veterans card displaying […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 02/23/2016]
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Walker to sign bill increasing penalties for repeat drunk drivingTougher penalties for repeat drunken drivers, once a tough sell to Wisconsin lawmakers, have won widespread backing in the state Capitol in recent weeks. But with stronger penalties now a step from becoming law, legislators have not addressed how they’ll pay for more prison time for repeat offenders — a figure that could top $100 […] [Wisconsin State Journal, 02/18/2016]
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Walker was notified in 2012 of Lincoln Hills crisisA Racine County judge warned Gov. Scott Walker’s office in 2012 of severe safety issues at the state’s youth prison, and later the county stopped sending its juvenile offenders to the Irma facility that is now the subject of a criminal investigation. The letter, sent to Walker in February 2012, appears at odds with Walker’s […] [Wisconsin State Journal, 02/12/2016]
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Walker was notified of Lincoln Hills concerns in 2012Four years before abuse allegations put a state prison for youth in headlines, the institution botched its response to a sexual assault of an inmate so badly that an entire county stopped sending offenders there. Their confidence shaken, Racine County officials pulled all their youth offenders from the state-run Lincoln Hills School for Boys in […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 02/11/2016]
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On the Capitol: Conservative group makes 6 figure ad buy for Supreme Court raceWalker formed a nonprofit political organization called Our American Revival that raised $6.21 million in the first half of the year. His political advisers also launched their own Super PAC, Unintimidated PAC, which raised $20 million in the second quarter of the year. [Wisconsin State Journal, 01/31/2016]
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Bill would add circuit court branch to 7 countiesA proposal now before Gov. Scott Walker and lawmakers would give seven counties, including Calumet County, an additional circuit court judge each. If that were to happen, Froehlich’s caseload would be cut in half, he said. That would let him give cases more attention and eliminate the need for a judge from another county to […] [WI Law Journal, 12/11/2015]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t restart John Doe probe of Scott Walker recall campaignThe state Supreme Court has denied a special prosecutor’s request to reopen an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign, a decision the prosecutor says he plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if he has the money and personnel to do so. However, the state high court also ruled that special prosecutor Francis […] [WiscNews, 12/03/2015]
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Gov. Walker Spreads His Cronyism to State Supreme Court With Appointment of Rebecca BradleyPutting cronyism before qualifications, Gov. Scott Walker announced he has appointed Rebecca Bradley to the open seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. [One Wisconsin Now, 10/09/2015]
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Scott Walker dismisses political concerns, appoints Rebecca Bradley to Supreme CourtGov. Scott Walker announced the appointment of state Appeals Court Judge Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday, bolstering the court’s conservative majority. It’s the third judicial appointment Walker has given Bradley in as many years… Democrats have criticized Walker’s decision to appoint an announced candidate so close to the election, but Walker […] [Capital Times, 10/09/2015]
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Gov. Scott Walker Previews More Partisanship on State High Court With Plot to Appoint Political Crony to Open Judicial SeatGov. Scott Walker appears set to add to his record of cronyism, corruption and incompetence with the appointment of his political crony, Rebecca Bradley, to yet another judicial post, time a seat on the state’s high court. [One Wisconsin Now, 10/05/2015]
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Appeals judge hits state on abortion admitting privileges lawGovernor Walker, before he withdrew from the presidential race, said he thought abortion should be forbidden even if the mother dies,” Judge Richard Posner said during arguments. “Is that kind of official Wisconsin policy?” “That perhaps is Governor Walker’s personal opinion,” but it’s not the state’s policy, responded Assistant Attorney General Brian Keenan. The GOP […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/01/2015]
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With Scott Walker back to work in Wisconsin, focus returns to what’s next for stateScot Ross said appointing Bradley to the seat would allow her political ads next spring to refer to her as “Justice Bradley,” and that would be “unseemly.” [Wisconsin State Journal, 09/23/2015]
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Critics decry partisanship in Wisconsin Supreme Court decision ending John Doe investigationIt’s clear that one party rule in the legislative, executive and judicial branches in Wisconsin means Scott Walker and his cronies are free to run amok, ignoring the rules whenever it gives them a partisan advantage. [Capital Times, 07/16/2015]
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Did Walker Gang Just Use $10 Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card?Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and outside groups accused of illegally coordinating campaign activities were let off the hook today by four justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. [One Wisconsin Now, 07/16/2015]
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Scott Walker Just Pulled Off a Supreme Court Coup in WisconsinOne Wisconsin Now called the decision a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for powerful interests that invest in Supreme Court races. “The vast majority of spending to elect these four justices was done by these entities,” Ross said. [Daily Beast, 01/21/2015]
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Testimony in Opposition to Assembly Joint Resolution 1One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross submitted the following testimony in opposition to Assembly Joint Resolution 1, being heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee today. [Scot Ross, 01/08/2015]
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The Best Defense Money Can Buy: Parties Involved in Criminal Investigation of Campaign Collusion Spent Millions to Help Elect Court Majority That Could Hear CasesThe Supreme Court, with Justice Bradley abstaining, voted to hear several appeals related to the criminal investigation of collusion between the Walker's campaign and outside groups. [One Wisconsin Now, 12/17/2014]
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Is Scott Walker Already Breaking Another Campaign Promise?Gov. Walker says anything to get elected and now he and his Republican front groups are ready to launch a frontal assault on Wisconsin's middle class working women and men. [One Wisconsin Now, 12/01/2014]
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#TBT Eight Million Reasons Four WI Supreme Court Justices Must Recuse in Walker-John Doe CaseA reminder from April 14 of how four of seven Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices owe their current elected position to the millions of dollars in spending in their races by the Wisconsin Club for Growth and Wisconsin Manufactures and Commerce. Gov. Scott Walker has previously asked the appeal of the Peterson ruling go directly to […] [One Wisconsin Now, 09/25/2014]
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One Wisconsin Institute Files in Ongoing Voter ID Federal Court CaseIn an amicus brief filed today, the Institute shared research with the court demonstrating Wisconsinites have significantly less access to DMVs to obtain a state ID than Indiana citizens. [One Wisconsin Institute, 09/22/2014]
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A Supreme Truth: Voter ID Is Voter SuppressionThe Wisconsin State Supreme Court’s decision on Gov. Scott Walker’s discriminatory Voter Identification bill utterly ignores the inaccessibility of the DMV. [One Wisconsin Now, 07/31/2014]
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Corporate Special Interests, Gov. Walker Buy Supreme Court Victory Over Workers, VotersMADISON, Wis. — Today’s state Supreme Court decisions supporting Gov. Scott Walker’s attacks on workers and voters were spearheaded by a four-member majority bloc that was elected through $8 million in spending by two of Walker’s biggest special interest supporters – Wisconsin Club for Growth and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. “The corporate special interests like Club […] [One Wisconsin Now, 07/31/2014]
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Where There’s a WILL, There’s a Way… to Promote Gov. Walker’s Best InterestsFor the years in which Federal IRS records are available for both the Bradley Foundation and WILL, 2011 and 2012, Bradley funds accounted for over 90 percent of the total money WILL reported raising. [One Wisconsin Now, 07/11/2014]
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Did Gov. Walker Raise Money to Help Elect State Supreme Court Justice?In comments reported by the news service WisPolitics.com, Gov. Scott Walker admitted he personally solicited contributions for the Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG) in 2011 and 2012. [One Wisconsin Now, 06/27/2014]
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Legal Filings Show Walker Ousted GAB Chair After Board’s Unanimous Vote to Proceed with John Doe InvestigationMADISON, Wis. — Just released filings related to the ongoing John Doe investigation into allegations of illegal coordination between Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and a host of conservative organizations show Gov. Walker withdrew his own 2011 appointment of then-Government Accountability Board Chair David Deininger following a unanimous vote by the board to proceed with an investigation […] [One Wisconsin Now, 04/16/2014]
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Eight Million Reasons Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Should Recuse on Walker Request to Hear Corruption InvestigationOne Wisconsin Now has filed a formal letter urging four of the court's justices to recuse themselves from a legal request by the campaign of Gov. Scott Walker related to the ongoing John Doe investigation. [One Wisconsin Now, 04/14/2014]
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Scott Walker campaign asks Supreme Court to intervene in ‘John Doe’ investigationCiting numbers from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, OWN executive director Scot Ross noted the four-member conservative majority on the court had benefited from millions of dollars in outside spending by the groups targeted by the investigation. “The parties that Gov. Walker’s legal appeal would protect from investigation have spent millions to put a right-wing majority on […] [Wisconsin State Journal, 04/12/2014]
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Gov. Walker and Special Interest Pals Go Venue Shopping for Friendly CourtMADISON, Wis. — Defense lawyers for Gov. Walker are reportedly appealing to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and its right-wing majority, to try to protect him from prosecutors investigating alleged illegal coordination between his campaign and right-wing groups. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross questioned whether the conservative court majority might be too friendly with Gov. […] [One Wisconsin Now, 04/11/2014]
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Signed Bill That Put Liability Limits in Tort Actions Above Protecting Health of Wisconsinites, Particularly VeteransSigned a bill that set limits on liability in tort actions and failed to protect veterans who become sick as a result of asbestos exposure during military service and for a bill that creates discovery and scheduling requirements for certain types of tort actions and limits a defendant’s liability for a plaintiff’s injury under certain […] [2013 AB 19, Senate Vote, 01/01/2013]
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Statement of One Wisconsin Now Deputy Director Mike Browne on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding “ObamaCare”One Wisconsin Now Deputy Director Mike Browne released the following statements on the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding “ObamaCare.” [One Wisconsin Now, 06/27/2012]
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel didn’t endorse Gov. Walker’s agendaHere are some quick examples: Walker, GOP took eyes off the ball on job creation – April 28, 2012 Wisconsin lost nearly 24,000 jobs over the past 12 months – the only state in the union with “statistically significant” job losses over that period, according to a new federal government report. For a governor who promised thousands […] [Cody Oliphant, 05/29/2012]
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37 Days Since Gov. Walker Announced He “Lawyered-Up” in Criminal Investigation of Administration, Still No Word On Who Is Paying His Legal Defense BillsMADISON, Wis. — In early February, Gov. Scott Walker announced he had “lawyered-up” in the ongoing criminal investigation of his administration, retaining two high profile criminal defense attorneys. His continuing refusal to disclose how he is paying for his lawyers, whose billing rates could approach $1,000 per-hour, raises troubling ethical concerns, according to One Wisconsin […] [One Wisconsin Now, 03/08/2012]
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Walker Capped Attorney FeesWalker signed into law a bill which would limit attorneys’ fees to three times the amount of compensatory damages. (2011 September Special Session SB 12, introduced 10/11/11; Senate Roll Call; Assembly Roll Call) [2011 WI Act 92, 12/07/2011]
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Powerful GOP majority doesn’t create jobs bills, claims it was powerlessWisconsin has a Republican governor, a Republican majority in the state Senate, and a Republican majority in the state Assembly, not to mention a conservative stronghold in the State Supreme Court. Yet, the GOP is claiming they are powerless to pass any key job creation legislation this session: Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans […] [Cody Oliphant, 11/13/2011]
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Newspapers across WI pan Scott Walker’s special jobs sessionHere are some clips from various newspapers criticizing Scott Walker and the GOP majority for refusing to do anything of substance about Wisconsin’s rising unemployment during their so-called special jobs session: From the Sheboygan Press: [T]he biggest news out of the session was the passage of the “castle” bill that gives presumed immunity to people who […] [Cody Oliphant, 11/07/2011]
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Committee considers litigation reform billsOpponents of a pair of Republican-backed litigation reform bills argued before a state Assembly committee Friday that the proposals will gut consumer protection laws and effectively stop the filing of lawsuits against companies that break the law. One measure would limit the amount plaintiff’s attorneys can charge in some cases to three times the amount […] [Associated Press, 10/21/2011]
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One WI Now filed open records request related to ‘Smoking Gun’ voter ID memoOne Wisconsin Now has filed an open records request with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to obtain all communications and emails related to the issuance of state identification cards for the purposes of voting under the state’s voter identification bill. One Wisconsin Now made the request after a memo surfaced in which the top political […] [Cody Oliphant, 09/07/2011]
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One WI Now statements on latest Prosser allegationThe people of Wisconsin are past the point where they are willing to tolerate for one moment longer, the abusive and alarming conduct of Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. Enough is enough with the abusive temper of David Prosser. If allegations Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser recently grabbed the neck of fellow Justice Ann […] [Scot Ross, 06/25/2011]
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The Flaming Nazi Gasbag attacks.No, not the Hindenburg. That’s just a zeppelin. Rush Limbaugh launched a false and inflammatory attack against One Wisconsin Now on Friday, because he wants a Wisconsin Supreme Court that supports Scott Walker, and not us. Rush is in a snit because One Wisconsin Now has called for an investigation into Waukesha County Clerk […] [Robert Doeckel, 04/11/2011]
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David Prosser: The Partisans’ Partisan in Six ActsThere’s no denying former Republican Assembly Speaker and failed Republican Congressional nominee David Prosser is a long-time partisan cog in the Republican machine. But is he the most partisan state Supreme Court Justice Wisconsin has ever had? The answer would be a resounding “yes.” And when looking at his record on the Supreme Court, it’s […] [Scot Ross, 03/23/2011]
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Walker falsely claimed tort reform was employers’ top issueIn trying to tie the lawsuit reforms to job creation, Walker asserted the issue is “one of the most important factors” when businesses are deciding to expand or invest in Wisconsin. That’s a major overreach. He cited a series of national surveys, which show it’s a concern but lack Wisconsin data and don’t weigh how […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 02/02/2011]
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Walker Weakened Victims’ Ability to Recover Damages in LawsuitsWalker signed into law a bill that limited the amount of damages victims can receive in lawsuits, including: Limit non-economic damages – payments for loss of companionship, mental distress and pain and suffering – to $750,000 in medical malpractice cases at nursing homes. That limit matches the one already in place for other types of […] [2011 WI Act 2, 01/27/2011]
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ALEC Commends Gov. WalkerWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) signed into law today Special Session Senate Bill 1, legislation aimed at reforming the state’s civil justice system. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) commended newly-elected Gov. Walker and the new Wisconsin legislature for their leadership in responding quickly to their mandate to restore business confidence and for making tort […] [ALEC, 01/27/2011]
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Shocker: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ad False, Pulled from StationsThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has pledged to spend an ungodly amount of money in an attempt to finish the GOP’s efforts to wreck the national economy, upped the lies in its typical campaign ads. Tough luck though for the Chamber of Economic Horrors in Pennsylvania, though, as false ads running against U.S. Senate […] [Scot Ross, 07/15/2010]
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WMC Partner Begins Statewide Ad Campaign for WalkerMADISON, Wis. — A special interest group that calls itself a partner of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) will begin spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on television starting Friday to promote Scott Walker in the Republican primary for governor. The statewide ad buy, estimated at over $200,000 over two weeks, is being paid by […] [One Wisconsin Now, 05/12/2010]
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How Did AJP Get Walker Footage from WMC Event?The source of video used in the American Justice Partnership (AJP) ads in support of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, in the midst of his tight GOP primary with Mark Neumann, suggest a more formal role for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) than the group has indicated. WMC needs to come clean about its role […] [Scot Ross, 05/09/2010]
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Economic-top 1% own 70% of wealth THX RIGHT WING!Did you get a HUGE bonus this year? Or are you maybe one of the 218 new BILLIONAIRES?!?! Are you OPTIMISTIC about your financial future? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then perhaps you’re one of the economic-top 1%. And congratulations, you and your friends OWN 70 PERCENT of all financial assets […] [Cody Oliphant, 04/22/2010]
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Walker Sponsored Bill to Protect Manufacturers From Liability for Defective ProductsThe bill “establishes the criteria to determine if a product manufacturer, distributor or seller is liable to a person injured by the manufactured product” and “specifies when a manufactured product is defective.” [1999 AB 884, 01/01/1999]
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Walker Voted for Caps on Medical Malpractice AwardsThe bill established maximum amounts, “that a claimant may recover for noneconomic damages caused by the negligence of a health care provider or health care provider employee. [1995 AB 36, 02/02/1995]
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Walker Sponsored Legislation to Limit Plaintiffs Ability to Be Compensated For DamagesThe new law revised standards and procedures for awarding punitive damages in certain civil cases. [1995 WI Act 17, 01/01/1995]
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Walker Sponsored Bill Prohibiting Civil Suits Against Employers for Violations of Family Medical LeaveThe bill proposed several changes to the state family leave law including eliminating, “civil actions for violations of the family and medical leave law.” [1995 AB 200, 01/01/1995]
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