Wisconsin Supreme Court
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, first-grade teacher Jessica Johnson asks students if they've been sick or near anyone who's been sick before the start of the first day of school at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in De Pere, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday, June 11, 2021, that local health departments do not have the authority to close schools due emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic. (Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP, File)
Court: Local Wisconsin heath departments can't close schools

By Scott Bauer Jun. 11, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 25, 2021. Editorial: Be careful with ticket prices High ticket prices have been the...

FILE - In this May 13, 2020 file photo, the Dairyland Brew Pub opens to patrons in Appleton, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, ruled that Gov. Tony Evers' administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without approval of the Legislature, a ruling that comes two weeks after the conservative-controlled court struck down the state's mask mandate. (William Glasheen/The Post-Crescent via AP, File)
Wisconsin high court: Governor can't limit business capacity

By Scott Bauer Apr. 14, 2021 08:51 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 02:13 AM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 1, 2021. Editorial: Court’s ruling narrower than many think This week’s ruling from...

FILE - This July 30, 2020, image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, struck down Gov. Evers' statewide mask mandate, ruling that the Democrat exceeded his authority by issuing the order. The 4-3 ruling from the conservative-controlled court is the latest legal blow to attempts by Evers to control the coronavirus. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate

By Todd Richmond Mar. 31, 2021 10:04 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Janestown Gazette. February 19, 2021. Editorial: Local progress against COVID-19 encouraging If you doubt the...

FILE - In this April 7, 2020 file photo, voters masked against coronavirus line up for Wisconsin's primary election in Milwaukee. A new legal challenge to Gov. Tony Evers' latest mask mandate is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, filed less than a week after the Legislature struck down a previous order and the governor quickly issued a new one. Prominent Republican donor Jere Fabick asked the court late Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, to issue a temporary injunction to block the mask order Evers issued on Feb. 4, just after the GOP-controlled Legislature voted to repeal an earlier order.(AP Photo/Morry Gash File)
Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to block statewide mask order

By Scott Bauer Feb. 10, 2021 10:23 AM EST

FILE - This July 30, 2020, image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. Gov. Evers has issued a new statewide mask order an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The Democrat Evers said in a video message Thursday that his priority is keeping people safe and that wearing a mask was the most basic way to do that. The mandate, saying masks are probably the most effective way to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal

By Scott Bauer Feb. 04, 2021 10:10 AM EST

FILE - In this April 7, 2020 file photo, voters wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, line up at Riverside High School for Wisconsin's primary election in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Assembly plans to send the question of whether the state’s mask mandate should be repealed back to the state Senate, which voted last week to end the requirement. The Assembly delayed a vote last week amid concerns that repealing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ emergency order tied to the pandemic would result in Wisconsin losing about $50 million a month in federal money for poor people.(AP Photo/Morry Gash File)
Wisconsin Assembly to send mask order repeal back to Senate

By Scott Bauer Feb. 03, 2021 10:57 AM EST

Hunger Task Force Workers distribute food Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at McGovern Park in Milwaukee. The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised Thursday to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate, a move that would jeopardize more than $49 million in federal food assistance. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Wisconsin Assembly halts vote on repeal of mask mandate

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Jan. 27, 2021 11:45 PM EST

State Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 restrictions challenge

Dec. 22, 2020 09:25 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge of Dane County’s ban on indoor gatherings in an effort to mitigate the...

Wisconsin Supreme Court questions capacity limits order

By Scott Bauer Dec. 16, 2020 10:53 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Thursday questioned the legality of an order issued by the state's top health official limiting how...

Wisconsin court says voters decide if they are confined

By Scott Bauer Dec. 14, 2020 11:54 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Monday that it is up to each individual voter to determine for themselves whether they are “indefinitely...

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, remains on stage as then-Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. President Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
Trump loses Wisconsin lawsuit in latest legal defeat

By Scott Bauer Dec. 11, 2020 11:58 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell, seated, converses with election workers and legal representatives from the Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidential campaigns as a recount of the 2020 presidential election begins at the Monona Terrace convention center in Madison, Wis. President Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wisconsin, seeking to disqualify hundreds of thousands of ballots in a longshot attempt to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results

By Scott Bauer Dec. 01, 2020 11:47 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 16, on whether to strike down the state's mask mandate being challenged by conservatives as an unconstitutional overreach of power by Gov. Evers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers mask mandate challenge

By Scott Bauer Nov. 16, 2020 10:20 AM EST

FILE - This July 30, 2020 image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. A Wisconsin judge on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, upheld Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate in the face of a conservative challenge. St. Croix County Circuit Judge R. Michael Waterman ruled that Evers did not overstep his authority by issuing multiple emergency orders on the coronavirus. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
Gov. Evers advises people to stay home as coronavirus surges

By Todd Richmond Nov. 10, 2020 11:11 AM EST

Wisconsin high court won't weigh reinstating capacity limits

By Todd Richmond Nov. 04, 2020 02:18 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Days after choosing to hear an expedited challenge to Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme...

As virus surges in Wisconsin, GOP leader open to more aid

By Scott Bauer Oct. 28, 2020 04:26 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Coronavirus cases that hit record highs this week in Wisconsin continued to soar on Wednesday, and a Republican legislative leader said he...

FILE - This July 30, 2020 image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. A Wisconsin judge on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, upheld Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate in the face of a conservative challenge. St. Croix County Circuit Judge R. Michael Waterman ruled that Evers did not overstep his authority by issuing multiple emergency orders on the coronavirus. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
Wisconsin judge upholds mask order for enclosed spaces

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Oct. 12, 2020 11:26 AM EDT