American Oversight’s litigation revealed which former state Supreme Court justices comprised the panel and showed that two of them advised against pursuing the politically motivated impeachment of a current justice.
Former Chief Justice Roggensack’s lawyer confirmed during a hearing on Tuesday that she had produced all documents that could be subject to Wisconsin’s public records law.
On Tuesday, the Dane County Circuit Court granted Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos’ motion to dismiss the open meetings portion of our lawsuit against Vos and his panel — our public records claims will proceed.
The Dane County Circuit Court today ordered former Wisconsin Chief Justice Patience Roggensack to release records requested by American Oversight related to Assembly Speaker Vos’ secret impeachment panel.
The Dane County Circuit Court set a hearing date of Nov. 10 to address American Oversight’s litigation for public records related to Assembly Speaker Vos’ secret impeachment panel.
American Oversight’s lawsuit against the secret panel created by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to advise on the potential impeachment of a state supreme court justice, alleging that any meetings have been in violation of the state’s Open Meetings Law.
In a declaration filed in American Oversight’s open meetings lawsuit on Tuesday, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos revealed the names of all three former state Supreme Court justices he asked to serve on his advisory panel.
Former Justice David T. Prosser, who was the only known member of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ secret impeachment panel, advised against impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz, according to records obtained by American Oversight.
A Friday hearing in our lawsuit seeking to prevent a panel convened by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos from meeting in private has only heightened concerns about government secrecy.
