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Court Watch: United States Supreme Court Slaps Down Wisconsin State Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case
Court Watch: United States Supreme Court Slaps Down Wisconsin State Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case SCOTUS overturned SCOWIS 9-0 in Opinion Authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the...
Court Watch: Judicial Immunity in Wisconsin Has Limitations Attached to the Role of a Judge
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a “Court Watch” primer on Wednesday, detailing the bounds of judicial immunity. The primer outlines Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s alleged conduct to prevent federal immigration officials...
Why Are They Hiding? IRG Calls For Legislative Oversight as Milwaukee Public Schools Once Again Risks Funding Penalties
Why Are They Hiding?: IRG Calls For Legislative Oversight as Milwaukee Public Schools Once Again Risks Funding Penalties DPI Remains Unable to Hold MPS Accountable, MPS Continues to Miss Basic Financial Reporting Deadlines Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming...
IRG Court Watch: Dugan Suspension Supported by the Law and Precedent
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is in court today, following charges from her alleged obstruction of the arrest of an illegal immigrant by federal officials. The Institute for Reforming Government’s Court Watch released the following primer outlining how the law...
IRG Report: Teacher Apprenticeships – Wisconsin Has Fallen Behind
IRG Report: Teacher Apprenticeships - Wisconsin Has Fallen Behind A proven, bipartisan solution to the teacher shortage is working in 47 states—but Wisconsin’s pilot program has failed to produce results Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG)...
WI Supreme Court Veto Decision in LeMieux v. Evers Gives Blank Check to Gov. Evers
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision upholding Gov. Tony Evers’ unprecedented line-item veto enshrining a budgetary increase for 400 years: THE QUOTE: ...