Two Shades of Justice

No charges will be brought against Wisconsin DCI Special Agent in Charge Jay Smith who, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, admitted to an agent of the ATF that he made and sold guns, without a license, to fellow law enforcement officers including Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen. Dan…

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BREAKING: AG Van Hollen stricken by sudden bout of decency and common sense

Staffers for Attorney General JB Van Hollen rushed him to a Madison emergency room earlier today after what one staffer described as ” a sudden, inexplicable seizure-like bout of decency and common sense “. DOJ spokeswoman Dana Brueck told local reporters ” it was really, really scary. He just suddenly started…

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Federal appeals court rules against gay marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana

Earlier today a three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld lower federal court decisions in Madison and Indianapolis which overturned bans on same-sex marriage in Wisconsin and Indiana. While you can read the entire decision here, here’s my favorite passage: “Wisconsin points out that many venerable…

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Jon Richards pledges to end Walker-Schimel culture of corruption

From my email inbox comes this press release from Democratic Attorney General candidate Jon Richards in regards to yesterday’s revelations that John Doe prosecutors accused Republican Gov. Scott Walker of running a “criminal scheme” in which his gubernatorial campaign illegally coordinated campaign activity and expenditures with right-wing outside groups. Wisconsin…

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Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen: a genuine, grade-A jackass

It’s official – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is a grade-A jackass. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Thursday that same-sex couples who have wed in recent days are not married in the eyes of the law and that county clerks issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian…

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Jon Richards: Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen fails on Internet sex predator cases

Yesterday Democratic Attorney General candidate Jon Richards wrote an excellent editorial outlining the failures of current Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in regards to the investigation and prosecution of sex predator and child pornography offenders. When Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen ran for re-election in 2010, he said, “Let it…

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AG candidate Richards releases statement on lapses in child predator tip investigations

Yesterday Gina Barton of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that contrary to what Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has indicated, at least 43 tips related to child predators were not investigated in a timely manner. In response to those revelations, Democratic Attorney General candidate Jon Richards released a statement calling…

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Richards campaign releases statement on Wiscosnin DOJ negligence involving sex predators

Following a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that noted that the Wisconsin Department of Justice took years to act on detailed and credible tips about online child pornography that had been referred by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in at least two cases, Democratic Attorney General…

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Scott Walker, J.B. Van Hollen, and pardons in Wisconsin

Over at Cognitive Dissidence, Jeff Simpson thinks Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is to blame for falsely or needlessly imprisoning “thousands” of Wisconsinites. According to Walker, under the supervision of JB Van Hollen, the Wisconsin Justice Department has falsely or needlessly imprisoned “thousands” of Wisconsinites unnecessarily. The only problem…

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How Does The MKE Journal Sentinel Cover Politics In WI?

With the various announcements about veteran pols not running for their seats in the future and eager newcomers interested in unseating some of the nefarious incumbents…it is interesting how much ink Milwaukee’s major paper gives to campaign announcements. For instance, as Zach posted on October 15th, that Democrat Amar Kaleka…

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