Wis. Supreme Court Recount Extended In Waukesha County | TPMDC

Wis. Supreme Court Recount Extended In Waukesha County | TPMDC



The Wisconsin Supreme Court recount deadline is now being extended, from its original May 9 to May 26, due to slowness in one county -- Waukesha County, which has been at the center of the vote-counting controversies in the race between conservative incumbent Justice David Prosser and liberal-backed challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg.

High-profile lawyers retained for possible Supreme Court recount

High-profile lawyers retained for possible Supreme Court recount


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Kloppenburg's campaign is working with Marc Elias, an attorney with Perkins Coie, a Washington D.C.-based firm with an office in downtown Madison. Elias is the same attorney who represented Democratic challenger Al Franken in his eight-month epic recount battle with incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. Franken eventually prevailed, winning his U.S. Senate seat by 312 votes.
High-profile lawyers retained for possible Supreme Court recount
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With a recount of the tight Supreme Court race likely, the Prosser and Kloppenburg campaigns have hired legal counsel.

Kloppenburg declares victory - JSOnline

Kloppenburg declares victory - JSOnline

"Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory Wednesday, based on results reported by the Associated Press.

The Associated Press shows Kloppenburg received 740,090 votes and incumbent David Prosser received 739,886 votes. The margin is 204 votes.

In a statement, Kloppenburg said:

“We owe Justice Prosser our gratitude for his more than 30 years of public service. Wisconsin voters have spoken and I am grateful for, and humbled by, their confidence and trust. I will be independent and impartial and I will decide cases based on the facts and the law. As I have traveled the State, people tell me they believe partisan politics do not belong in our Courts. I look forward to bringing new blood to the Supreme Court and focusing my energy on the important work Wisconsin residents elect Supreme Court justices to do.”"

No Winner Yet in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election - NYTimes.com

No Winner Yet in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election - NYTimes.com

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No Winner Yet in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
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A contest for the Wisconsin Supreme Court that some voters viewed as a referendum on the state’s Republican leaders and their cuts to collective bargaining rights remained in a virtual tie Wednesday morning....

"Until emotions boiled over in the state capital weeks ago on questions over labor unions, public workers and budget cutting, Justice David T. Prosser, who was seen by some as part of a conservative majority on the court, had been widely expected to coast to a second 10-year term.

But election officials reported an extremely tight race as Tuesday night wore on, with a higher than expected turnout: Justice Prosser was in a dead heat with JoAnne Kloppenburg, an assistant attorney general who was not widely known through the state before this race. With all but a few of the state’s voting districts reported Wednesday morning, Ms. Kloppenburg was leading by 311 votes among more than 1.4 million cast. The leader had flipped again and again throughout the night on Tuesday."

ThinkProgress » Scott Walker’s Attorney Says Justice David Prosser Is Vital To Anti-Worker Agenda

ThinkProgress » Scott Walker’s Attorney Says Justice David Prosser Is Vital To Anti-Worker Agenda

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Prosser originally billed his reelection campaign as being about “protecting the conservative judicial majority and acting as a common sense complement to both the new [Walker] administration and Legislature.” Recently, however, he has attempted to claim independence. But Hagedorn’s e-mail laid it plain to Walker’s supporters: elect Prosser, or the governor’s agenda is in peril. From the e-mail:

“If Justice Prosser loses:

* The Supreme Court will shift from a 4-3 conservative majority to a 4-3 liberal majority.

* Governor Walker’s agenda could be stopped in its tracks by this new activist majority.

* Union bosses and their allies will be emboldened and further push to recall the brave Senators who voted for Governor Walker’s budget repair bill.

* (Chief Justice) Shirley Abrahamson and her allies will continue to drag down the reputation of the Court, with an additional vote to further push through their radical agenda.”

Wisconsin - County Vote Results April 06, 2011 - 11:38AM ET (i) = incumbent = winner = runoff Supreme Court - General

News from The Associated Press

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AP now reporting #Klopp up by 311 votes #wiunion http://apne.ws/gy5Ak1

Prosser’s Campaign Co-Chair, Steps Down and Endorses Kloppenburg for WI Supreme Court | blue cheddar.

Prosser’s Campaign Co-Chair, Steps Down and Endorses Kloppenburg for WI Supreme Court | blue cheddar.
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NOT an April Fool's: Prosser's Campaign Co-Chair, Steps Down, Endorses Kloppenburg for WI Supreme Court: wp.me/p15B2Z-1Ny

Former Gov. Lucey Withdraws Support from Prosser

Former Gov. Lucey Withdraws Support from Prosser

UPDATED: Thursday, March 31, 2011 --- 9:08p.m.

Former Gov. Lucey withdraws support from Prosser

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Former Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey is withdrawing his support for Justice David Prosser for Supreme Court and is throwing it to Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg.

Lucey released a statement to the media Thursday evening saying the campaign has revealed what he called "a disturbing distemper and lack of civility" in Prosser, though he did not cite specifics.

At the same time, Lucey says he has continued to be impressed by Kloppenburg, saying she has shown the proper judicial temperament.

The campaign between the incumbent Prosser and Kloppenburg has been contentious. A public-policy group recently calculated that spending on the race has reached $1.7 million.

Lucey says he has resigned as the honorary co-chairman of Prosser's campaign. A message left at Prosser's campaign was not immediately returned Thursday night.

A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?

A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
by: Lisa Graves | PR Watch | Report
"Madison - In the midst of the controversy of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's ties to David Koch and Koch Industries, the Center for Media and Democracy has conducted an analysis of the headliners at Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP) conventions in the state in the past two years. The events featured select candidates who were running for office, including gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker, Attorney General candidate J.B. Van Hollen, judicial candidate David T. Prosser, Jr., and Congressman James Sensenbrenner. The AFP events also featured an array of national speakers who have supported AFP and its "Tea Party" related activities."

Tea Party Express Jumps Into Wisconsin Judicial Race | Mother Jones

Tea Party Express Jumps Into Wisconsin Judicial Race | Mother Jones

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— By Stephanie Mencimer
| Wed Mar. 30, 2011 8:49 AM PDT

"In recent years, judicial elections have been among some of the nastiest in the country. But next week's election for a seat on the Wisconsin state supreme court might go down in history as one of the worst."

The Tragedy of David Prosser And: The Journal Sentinel’s The Tragedy of David Prosser Odd Editorials. by: Bruce Murphy | Tuesday 3/29/2011

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"Prosser, in short, has reason to complain, but his protest could hardly be more ironic. For as a state Supreme Court Justice, Prosser had a chance to send a message about a far worse ad, the one by Michael Gableman, when he ran against then-Justice Louis Butler. The ad accused Butler of using a loophole to get a child sex offender out of jail early, thus enabling the man to commit another crime. In fact the criminal served his full sentence and only then committed another crime. This ad, moreover, was not by some shadowy third party, but was run by Gableman’s campaign. Finally, it was ugly in its racial connotation: Gableman sought to link Butler, a black justice, with a black criminal."

One Wisconsin Now: One WI Now Judicial Ethics and Integrity

One Wisconsin Now: One WI Now Judicial Ethics and Integrity

Exclusive Video: Prosser Unhinged

Judicial temperament and ethics are essential and David Prosser has shown he simply cannot control his unhinged temper. The troubling video of David Prosser charging at his political opponents with his fist in the air and screaming at them it is a sight to see.

YouTube - Prosser the biased

YouTube - Prosser the biased

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A short powerpoint presentation on The shortcomings of Prosser as a Supreme Court Justice in Wisconsin. His inability to see that bias has no place in Wisconsin Courts makes him politician, not a Judge. Please help vote him out.
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YouTube - Judge David Prosser will be rubber stamp for Scott Walker

YouTube - Judge David Prosser will be rubber stamp for Scott Walker

ThinkProgress » Conservatives On Wisconsin Supreme Court Let Corporate Lobbyists Write Judicial Ethics Rules

ThinkProgress » Conservatives On Wisconsin Supreme Court Let Corporate Lobbyists Write Judicial Ethics Rules
"Sadly, this is not the only example of Prosser fighting hard to protect his colleagues from judicial ethics rules. Last year, during a debate over whether one of his colleagues should be required to recuse from certain cases, Prosser erupted at the state’s chief justice, calling her a “bitch” and threatening to “destroy” her."

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Enraged by Walker, activists put Kloppenburg’s Supreme Court campaign on their shoulders

Enraged by Walker, activists put Kloppenburg’s Supreme Court campaign on their shoulders
"Ordinarily, a few independent supporters wouldn’t go very far in helping a first-time candidate take down a well-known incumbent. But to say that the anti-Walker forces are mobilized would be a gross understatement. Walker’s Feb. 11 unveiling of his budget repair bill, which strips public workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights, put the State Capitol under a weeks-long state of siege by hundreds of thousands of state workers, teachers, union members and others who felt that Walker had gone too far. And anti-Walker rallies in dozens of other locales have drawn thousands."

Supremely relevant: David Prosser vs. JoAnne Kloppenburg - Isthmus | The Daily Page

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Supremely relevant: David Prosser vs. JoAnne Kloppenburg - Isthmus | The Daily Page

T O N I G H T @ MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Law School : The Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Event Details: Free but reserve a seat..
Date: TONIGHT.....03-21-2011
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
End Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location:Eckstein Hall Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wi.

On the Issues: The Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg will discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies, and the important issues facing the state's highest court during a one-hour debate in the Appellate Courtroom of Eckstein Hall. Assistant Attorney General Kloppenburg has been a litigator and prosecutor at the Wisconsin Department of Justice since 1989. Justice Prosser was appointed to the Court in 1998, and elected to a 10-year term in 2001. The election will be held April 5th.

Reserve your spot now.
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