Wisconsin Democrats trying to undo laws that Republicans passed just before Gov. Scott Walker left office suffered another setback in court when a judge threw out their federal lawsuit.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says hundreds of millions of dollars could be at stake in lawsuit settlements that can't be approved without the state Legislature's assent.

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Gov. Tony Evers said on Thursday he doesn't fault Republicans for not wanting to sign confidentiality agreements as requested by Attorney General Josh Kaul, but said both sides need to find a way to move ahead on settling lawsuits with millions of dollars at stake.

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Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers sued the Democratic attorney general Thursday, arguing that he’s not complying with laws passed during a lame-duck legislative session in December that limited his and the incoming governor’s powers shortly before they took office.

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Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court on Friday upheld lame-duck laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, handing Republican lawmakers a resounding victory.

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The Wisconsin attorney general says he most likely would defend in court the state law that effectively stripped public employees of collectively bargaining rights.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions Republican lawmakers placed on Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul's powers during a lame-duck legislative session last year.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to consider a legal challenge to Republican-backed laws passed in a lame-duck session last year that limited the powers of the state’s newly elected governor and attorney general.

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Liberal groups are asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether Wisconsin Republicans legally convened a lame-duck session last year to weaken Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul.

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A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday reinstated laws Republicans passed during a lame-duck session to weaken the Democratic governor and attorney general, but the statutes remain blocked because of a ruling in a separate case.

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