Walker, conservatives ask Supreme Court to take case

Former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker and a conservative think tank asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' decision to exclude the group's writers from press briefings.

Wisconsin justices consider scaling back Evers' veto powers

MADISON — An attorney for a conservative law firm urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, April 20 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.The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit last year seeking to overturn four of Democratic Gov.

Kelly, Karofsky advance to April race for Wisconsin Supreme Court term

MADISON -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky have advanced to an April race for a 10-year term on the high court.Both Kelly and Karofsky ran well ahead of Marquette law professor Ed Fallone in Tuesday's primary.

Sons of Scott Walker, Mark Neumann eyeing Congress; Leah Vukmir not running

MADISON — The sons of two former Republican rivals are considering running for the same Wisconsin congressional seat.Matt Neumann and Matt Walker are among those eyeing a potential run for the 5th Congressional District, which covers the conservative northern and western Milwaukee suburbs.