Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who was hired by Republicans to investigate the 2020 election, says "the Legislature ought to take a very hard look" at decertifying the election.

The Legislature's nonpartisan attorneys have said this is not possible. Gableman recommends "elimination and dismantling" of the Wisconsin Elections Commission based on guidance it gave clerks in 2020 on voting in nursing homes.

(He also attacked Kevin Kennedy, the former head of the now-abolished Government Accountability Board.)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has DENIED a second private lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's presidential election.

The court rejected the petition on a 4-3 vote, with conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn siding with the court's liberals. Justice Hagedorn not holding back in rejecting this case, brought by the "Wisconsin Voters Alliance."

"The real stunner here is the sought-after remedy. We are invited to invalidate the entire presidential election"

"At least no one can accuse the petitioners of timidity."

If you like scheduling conferences with judges, this is your lucky day.

After one conference for Trump's federal lawsuit in Wisconsin, there's another for his state case about to get started.

Like the previous hearing, there's some top notch echoing and feedback to begin this one.

After technical issues delayed the start of the call, a status hearing is beginning in President Donald Trump's federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's election results.

The case has more than 20 defendants, not to mention other parties. Lots of attorneys on the line. Federal Judge Brett Ludwig tells attorneys he does not want to delve too much into the merits of Trump's lawsuit today but rather map out a schedule for resolving the case.

"This is an unusual case, obviously. And there's a time component to it."

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has DENIED another lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin's election.

The court's order was pretty straightforward in this one. A 4-3 decision with Hagedorn joining the court's liberals. Here's the whole thing: Here's a story about the lawsuit by @RichKremer:

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The case argued absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal. The court didn't get into the merits of the case. It just denied it.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has DENIED @realDonaldTrump's state lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin's election results. The Wisconsin Supreme Court's 4-3 decision denying Trump's state lawsuit is here:

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Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn joined the court's liberals to reject the case. Hagedorn said Wisconsin's recount law requires these lawsuits to start in circuit court.

.@realDonaldTrump's campaign says Trump has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's election results. Here's the federal lawsuit @realDonaldTrump filed tonight against the Wisconsin Elections Commission, mayors of five cities, two counties and others.

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Trump wants the court to "remand" the case to the Wisconsin Legislature.

.@realDonaldTrumpv's campaign has filed its lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging Wisconsin's presidential election results. Here's the Trump campaign's petition for original action with the Wisconsin Supreme Court:

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Here's the campaign's memorandum in support of the petition:

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A conservative law firm has filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court asking justices to block certification of Wisconsin's presidential election.

The group wants justices to require the Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, to appoint Wisconsin's electors instead. The case was filed by a group called "Wisconsin Voters Alliance," which tried unsuccessfully to block $6.3 million in election grant funding for five Wisconsin cities.

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Their lead attorney works for the Thomas More Society.
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a lower court's ruling that would have given a six-day extension to count absentee ballots in Wisconsin.

You can read the ruling here:

wpr.org/sites/default/… Some background on today's ruling...

U.S. District Judge William Conley originally granted the six-day extension on Sept. 21:

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On Sept. 29, the 7th Circuit rejected the Legislature's appeal, ruling that it lacked legal standing:

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BREAKING: @GovEvers has issued a new emergency order limiting crowd sizes at indoor locations like bars and restaurants. The order is set to take effect Thursday.

wpr.org/evers-administ… You can read the latest order from the Evers administration here:

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Lots of exemptions (outdoor events, campaign events, schools, health care facilities, grocery stores, and more), but other businesses would be limited to 25% of their capacity.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is meeting to consider challenges that would keep Kanye West off the state's presidential ballot. Background on Kanye West's effort to get on Wisconsin's ballot:
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The challenge:
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The West campaign's response:
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The WEC's staff recommendation:
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The Wisconsin Senate is now debating a Black History Month resolution that sparked an intense debate in the Assembly yesterday. Republicans there objected to honoring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. wpr.org/wisconsin-lawm… The resolution being debated now, authored by @SenTaylor, includes Kaepernick, saying the Milwaukee native "has sought to raise attention to racial injustice and systemic oppression."

The Wisconsin Legislature is getting a late start today for the lame duck session to restrict the powers of Gov.-elect Evers and Attorney General-elect Kaul. The Senate was scheduled to begin at 11, the Assembly at 1. Neither chamber is going yet. This is what the Senate and Assembly chambers looked like moments ago. That's @MarkPocan chatting with a handful of Democrats waiting in the Assembly.