WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser to retire

I’ll admit I’m not “choked” up by this. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser announced Wednesday that he’s retiring on July 31 after nearly 18 years on the high court — including some of its most turbulent — and four decades in public life. The retirement hands GOP Gov. Scott…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser Set To Retire

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Justice Prosser is retiring in July: State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, a conservative whose opinions helped solidify a series of controversial changes in state law in recent years but was also known for his physical confrontation with a colleague, announced Wednesday he will…

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Possible Prosser campaign finance shenanigans revealed?

Over at Cognitive Dissidence, capper has an interesting report on possible campaign finance shenanigans (and by shenanigans I mean illegal coordination) by the reelection campaign of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. In this one paragraph, along with the poor grammar, Behling is saying that he worked with the third…

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Judge strikes down Wisconsin Act 10

Earlier today Dane County Judge Juan Colas struck down Wisconsin Act 10, which virtually eliminated collective bargaining rights for public employees. While Judge Colas’ decision is certainly good news, I don’t expect his ruling to last, given the conservative bent to our State Supreme court. No doubt Justice David Prosser…

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I’m reminded of something about foxes and henhouses…

Yet more proof Republicans don’t care about good government… Gov. Scott Walker relied on recommendations from a former Assembly speaker who once worked for state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser in appointing members of a commission investigating Prosser, newly released records show. Three of the five people Walker appointed to…

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If He’d Shot Her, Would Prosser Claim “Castle Doctrine” as a Defense?

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, currently the target of an ethics probe for choking fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, claimed today that it is constitutionally illegal to investigate his actions under the First Amendment to the Constitution.  Nevermind any Wisconsin law, I suppose.  Here’s what he said, as reported…

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Dr. Tim Nerenz and the “Prescription for Laughter Tour”

I had never heard of Dr. Tim Nerenz until Phil introduced us to him recently. Now he appears to be a wanted in man in the Americans for Propserity circles. At the time there was some talk of Dr. Tim’s credentials and that he actually did a dissertation and has…

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Michael Gableman

In case you haven’t heard, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman recieved free legal counsel from Michael Best & Friedrich in return for their services(which helped Mr. Gableman stay on the Supreme Court) he then voted their way in the numerous cases they tried in front of him. Mr. Gableman…

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An Open Letter to Christopher Mertes

Cross Posted @ Forwardlookout: Christopher Mertes, managing editor and far right wing idealogue, of the Sun Prairie Star, recently wrote one of the most ridiculous editorials I have seen this side of Christian Schneider. In his editorial, Mertes accuses democrats of hate speech, based on a few different facebook pages…

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Republican Thugs – Typical Story Edition

This year as we have been chronicling there have been many republican thug tactics against people who disagree with them. The sad thing is that this has started at the top from Scott Walker and David \" Chokehold\" Prosser down to psycho right wing militia men who live for this…

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