Wisconsin Supreme Court justices have decided not to make a legal exception for a roofing contractor who had sued his lawyer for malpractice, writing they didn’t want to reward the man for admitting he stole from a Wisconsin family.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed the second lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' overturned coronavirus stay-at-home emergency order on Wednesday.

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Wisconsin courts can resume in-person hearings and jury trials if they can come up with plans to protect participants and observers from the coronavirus, under an order from a divided state Supreme Court.

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It’s up to us. We can’t count on our elected representatives to work together for the public good in Wisconsin. They have proved themselves utterly incapable of compromising even in an emergency to come up with a sensible plan to protect the health of our most vulnerable friends, neighbors and family members.

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Gov. Tony Evers' administration overstepped its authority when it extended the governor's stay-at-home order through the end of May, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

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Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court raised doubts Tuesday about whether Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is legal, asserting that the Legislature never intended to give the executive branch so much power.

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Gov. Tony Evers was scheduled to meet late Monday afternoon with both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to discuss the next steps in Wisconsin's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Attorney General Josh Kaul urged the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a Republican lawsuit seeking to lift Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order, arguing the Democratic governor's administration has broad authority to protect Wisconsin residents from the coronavirus and the GOP has no backup plan.

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Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature asked the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to block an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration extending a stay-at-home order until May 26.

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An attorney for a conservative law firm urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to rein in the governor's expansive partial veto powers, arguing the chief executive's ability to rewrite state law tramples on the separation of powers with the Legislature.

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