Law Forward
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Impact litigation firm working in the courts to strengthen democracy and restore Wisconsin's pragmatic progressive traditions. lawforward.org
Today, the WI Supreme Court appointed a panel of three circuit court judges to hear a lawsuit we filed challenging Wisconsin’s congressional districts as an anti-competitive gerrymander. (1/2)
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says 3-judge panels must decide congressional redistricting cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that a pair of three-judge panels hear two lawsuits that argue the battleground state’s congressional maps must be redrawn because they unconstitutionally favor...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Today, the WI Supreme Court appointed a panel of three circuit court judges to hear a lawsuit we filed challenging Wisconsin’s congressional districts as an anti-competitive gerrymander. (1/2)
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Law Forward was grateful to be honored at the Wisconsin Civic Power Table’s inaugural Celebration of Partners with the 'Forward Award.' It was wonderful to be in the company of so many powerful organizations who work collaboratively to advance democracy in Wisconsin.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Law Forward was grateful to be honored at the Wisconsin Civic Power Table’s inaugural Celebration of Partners with the 'Forward Award.' It was wonderful to be in the company of so many powerful organizations who work collaboratively to advance democracy in Wisconsin.
Vanessa Kjeldsen on @wmtv15news.com details how numerous overseas Madison voters were not notified that their ballots were not counted after the Nov. 2024 election. We are proud to represent these voters in a class action lawsuit currently underway
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November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Vanessa Kjeldsen on @wmtv15news.com details how numerous overseas Madison voters were not notified that their ballots were not counted after the Nov. 2024 election. We are proud to represent these voters in a class action lawsuit currently underway
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Are we stuck inside a doom loop? Where the two-party system incentivizes politicians toward more extreme positions & away from pragmatic compromise? Two experts discuss how fusion voting may help @madison.com madison.com/opinion/colu...
How to break the doom loop of modern American politics | Lee Drutman and Barry Burden
If politics is the process by which we resolve our differences without violence and figure out how to govern, then it’s been a while since politics has worked well in
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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Are we stuck inside a doom loop? Where the two-party system incentivizes politicians toward more extreme positions & away from pragmatic compromise? Two experts discuss how fusion voting may help @madison.com madison.com/opinion/colu...
The UW Law School @law.wisc.edu is hosting a conference this Fri. on fusion voting. The gathering is timely. We have a lawsuit in Dane Co. Court seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, which has been in effect since 1897. More via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/fu...
Fusion voting focus of UW-Madison conference
Fusion voting allows major and minor parties to nominate the same candidate on a ballot. It was once common in the states, but Wisconsin has prohibited the practice since 1897.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The UW Law School @law.wisc.edu is hosting a conference this Fri. on fusion voting. The gathering is timely. We have a lawsuit in Dane Co. Court seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, which has been in effect since 1897. More via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/fu...
We honor those who have served and the generations of veterans whose service expanded our democracy. Did you know that Civil War soldiers helped establish absentee voting in Wisconsin? Their legacy lives on in every vote cast.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We honor those who have served and the generations of veterans whose service expanded our democracy. Did you know that Civil War soldiers helped establish absentee voting in Wisconsin? Their legacy lives on in every vote cast.
Here in Wisconsin, the architects of the fake-elector scheme continue to face criminal charges. Learn more via @wisconsinexaminer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/trump...
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here in Wisconsin, the architects of the fake-elector scheme continue to face criminal charges. Learn more via @wisconsinexaminer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/trump...
In response to today’s revelation of the fraudulent elector #pardons, @jeffmandell.bsky.social, President and General Counsel of Law Forward, observed: “Many are dismissing these pardons as merely symbolic. That misses the point. (1/6)
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In response to today’s revelation of the fraudulent elector #pardons, @jeffmandell.bsky.social, President and General Counsel of Law Forward, observed: “Many are dismissing these pardons as merely symbolic. That misses the point. (1/6)
WILL is back at it complaining to the US DOJ about WI voter rolls. “This is just more fearmongering. WILL has been trying to purge the voter rolls for years,” said Jeff Mandell of Law Forward. (1/3)
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Right-wing law firm complains about Wisconsin election data management • Wisconsin Examiner
A right-wing law firm complained about Wisconsin voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice, "planting seeds of doubt" about elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
WILL is back at it complaining to the US DOJ about WI voter rolls. “This is just more fearmongering. WILL has been trying to purge the voter rolls for years,” said Jeff Mandell of Law Forward. (1/3)
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Here we go again. Bill to ban ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin gets a hearing in the Capitol today. Drop boxes are a safe secure way to cast your vote used by municipalities across the state and the nation. Learn more: madison.com/news/state-r...
GOP bill would ban absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that drop boxes are allowed under existing laws that require absentee ballots be returned or mailed to the municipal clerk.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Here we go again. Bill to ban ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin gets a hearing in the Capitol today. Drop boxes are a safe secure way to cast your vote used by municipalities across the state and the nation. Learn more: madison.com/news/state-r...
#ElectionHeroDay is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the work that election officials, their staff, and poll workers do to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all eligible voters!
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#ElectionHeroDay is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the work that election officials, their staff, and poll workers do to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all eligible voters!
Only eligible electors should vote in government elections. True. Ensuring that happens is an important government function. Also true. But does noncitizen voting actually threaten our election results? No. Learn more from attorneys at Law Forward — www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Only eligible electors should vote in government elections. True. Ensuring that happens is an important government function. Also true. But does noncitizen voting actually threaten our election results? No. Learn more from attorneys at Law Forward — www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...
Wisconsin wants fair Congressional maps. Letter to the Editor via @captimes.com
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Letter | Wisconsin needs fair congressional maps
Dear Editor: Wisconsin citizens have strongly supported fair maps and an end to gerrymandering. While state legislative maps were redrawn, the congressional maps were not.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wisconsin wants fair Congressional maps. Letter to the Editor via @captimes.com
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Law Forward’s Community Liaison, Carlene Bechen, recently spoke to The Cap Times about redistricting in Wisconsin. Learn more about what Bechen and other community partners have to say about redrawing our legislative maps.
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What if citizens — not lawmakers — drew Wisconsin's legislative maps?
The Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition is pushing to create an independent redistricting commission before legislative maps are redrawn following the 2030 census.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Law Forward’s Community Liaison, Carlene Bechen, recently spoke to The Cap Times about redistricting in Wisconsin. Learn more about what Bechen and other community partners have to say about redrawing our legislative maps.
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Law Forward welcomes Katherine Stewart whose new book takes a deep dive into the movement to unravel America's democracy. Author will appear virtually, learn more: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/money...
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Law Forward welcomes Katherine Stewart whose new book takes a deep dive into the movement to unravel America's democracy. Author will appear virtually, learn more: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/money...
Law Forward's Doug Poland talks about how our lawsuit differs from redistricting cases in other states via WisPolitics Capitol Chats www.wispolitics.com/2025/capitol...
Capitol Chats: Law Forward's Poland discusses congressional redistricting in Wisconsin
In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Law Forward Director of Litigation Doug Poland talks about lawsuits in the state related to congressional redistricting and how Law Forward's lawsuit differs from...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Law Forward's Doug Poland talks about how our lawsuit differs from redistricting cases in other states via WisPolitics Capitol Chats www.wispolitics.com/2025/capitol...
In a WIN for good government and #votingrights, the City of Wausau Ethics Board handed down a decision this week concluding that Mayor Doug Diny indeed violated the city’s Ethics Code when he removed an absentee ballot box from the steps of City Hall in Sept. 2024. (1/2)
Wausau board: Mayor violated ethics policy when he removed ballot drop box
Wausau Mayor Doug Diny caused an uproar last year when he donned a hard hat to cart away an absentee ballot drop box that had been placed outside City Hall.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In a WIN for good government and #votingrights, the City of Wausau Ethics Board handed down a decision this week concluding that Mayor Doug Diny indeed violated the city’s Ethics Code when he removed an absentee ballot box from the steps of City Hall in Sept. 2024. (1/2)
Russ Feingold and attorneys at Law Forward teamed up to advocate for campaign finance limits in a #SCOTUS case originally brought by JD Vance, listen via @wortnews.bsky.social .
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Law Forward, Russ Feingold weigh in on federal campaign finance lawsuit - WORT-FM 89.9
The lawsuit risks replicating on the federal level a loophole in Wisconsin law that allows wealthy donors to flood high-profile races with cash, Rachel Snyder says.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Russ Feingold and attorneys at Law Forward teamed up to advocate for campaign finance limits in a #SCOTUS case originally brought by JD Vance, listen via @wortnews.bsky.social .
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Law Forward has filed a motion urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to accept a brief arguing that a three-year suspension of Michael Gableman's law license is inadequate and fails to reflect the severity of his misconduct. (1/3)
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Michael Gableman Deserves to Have His Law License Revoked
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court considers disciplinary action against Michael Gableman, Law Forward continues pushing for additional accountability.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Law Forward has filed a motion urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to accept a brief arguing that a three-year suspension of Michael Gableman's law license is inadequate and fails to reflect the severity of his misconduct. (1/3)
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Multiple filings in the WI congressional redistricting case late last week as the WI Supreme Court accepts briefs on applying never-before-used three-judge panel statute. Once the court appoints the panel, case can proceed to the merits via WPR #fairmaps
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Liberal firms urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to move forward with House map lawsuits
Attorneys from liberal firms are urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to quickly appoint a three-judge panel to hear lawsuits claiming the state's congressional districts are gerrymandered and should be...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Multiple filings in the WI congressional redistricting case late last week as the WI Supreme Court accepts briefs on applying never-before-used three-judge panel statute. Once the court appoints the panel, case can proceed to the merits via WPR #fairmaps
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Today Law Forward is continuing our challenge to Wisconsin's gerrymandered congressional maps. We're arguing this anti-competitive gerrymandering case deserves its day in court before a three-judge panel. Democracy demands fair maps.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today Law Forward is continuing our challenge to Wisconsin's gerrymandered congressional maps. We're arguing this anti-competitive gerrymandering case deserves its day in court before a three-judge panel. Democracy demands fair maps.
www.lawforward.org/wbl-v-wec/
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The voting rights focused firm Law Forward and former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold filed a #SCOTUS amicus brief in a lawsuit brought to strike down a law that limits the amount of money political parties can contribute to individual candidates for office.
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Law Forward, Russ Feingold file brief against Republican effort to weaken campaign finance laws • Wisconsin Examiner
Russ Feingold and Law Forward filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit against campaign finance rules initially brought by then-Sen. J.D. Vance.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The voting rights focused firm Law Forward and former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold filed a #SCOTUS amicus brief in a lawsuit brought to strike down a law that limits the amount of money political parties can contribute to individual candidates for office.
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We're sounding the alarm on what happens when you remove guardrails that prevent the ultra-rich from pouring millions into our elections. (1/3)
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We're sounding the alarm on what happens when you remove guardrails that prevent the ultra-rich from pouring millions into our elections. (1/3)
Elon Musk and his lawyers want to delay accountability for the alleged illegal voter bribery scheme during Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court election. Today we filed our response to their meritless claims. (1/3)
October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Elon Musk and his lawyers want to delay accountability for the alleged illegal voter bribery scheme during Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court election. Today we filed our response to their meritless claims. (1/3)
A court-appointed referee is recommending that Michael Gableman lose his law license for 3 years due to ethics violations during his failed investigation into the 2020 election.
Court-appointed referee recommends Michael Gableman lose law license for 3 years
A court appointed referee is recommending that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman lose his law license for three years because of several ethics violations during his failed inves...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A court-appointed referee is recommending that Michael Gableman lose his law license for 3 years due to ethics violations during his failed investigation into the 2020 election.