News & Commentary

In response the Wisconsin Department of Justice declaring they will not release video footage of this weekend’s officer-involved fatal shooting, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin again called for transparency in the investigation of the underlying incident.  ACLU Executive Director Chris Ahmuty wrote the following letter to Attorney General Brad Schimel:  

By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel

DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com

Wisconsin's voter ID law was a mistake from the start; a political talking point dressed up as policy, aiming to fix a problem that doesn't exist. And although the law isn't particularly onerous for most people, there are some for whom obtaining the necessary ID is substantially difficult. So difficult that some won't — or won't be able to — go through the hassle of getting one.

By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel

Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Advocates for immigrants living in Wisconsin strongly criticized this morning’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in the case of State v. Salas Gayton. That decision upheld a sentence imposed on an immigrant that was far longer than sentences normally imposed for similar crimes.

By Emma Brown

By Ann-Elise Henzl