Entity: Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel

News Roundup: ‘The Evidence Speaks for Itself’

August 19, 2022
The costly repercussions of the Wisconsin election investigation were thrown into stark relief this week.

Wisconsin Court Confirms OSC ‘Accomplished Nothing’ and Removes OSC Lawyer James Bopp from Case

August 17, 2022
In a separate fuling, the judge purged OSC’s contempt, finding that there were apparently no more records to produce thanks to the office’s record-keeping practices.

Internal Memo Obtained by American Oversight Reveals that Michael Gableman Privately Opposed ‘Decertifying’ Wisconsin’s 2020 Election

August 2, 2022
Michael Gableman, the lawyer leading the Wisconsin Assembly’s review of the 2020 election, privately sent a memo to Assembly Speaker Vos in which he advised against decertifying the election, just weeks after he publicly advocated for it.

Records Request to the Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel for Communications Between Contractors and Specific External Entities

July 26, 2022
Public records request to Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel seeking communications between contractors investigating the 2020 election and external entities.

Records Request to Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel Seeking Additional Communications Regarding Elections Investigation

July 26, 2022
Public records request to the Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel seeking additional communications regarding the legislature’s investigation of the November 2020 election.

Records Request to Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel for Additional Contractual Documents from 2020 Elections Investigation

July 26, 2022
Records request to Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel seeking additional contractual documents relevant to the legislature’s investigation of the November 2020 election.

News Roundup: Wisconsin Court Order, Trump Accountability, and State Anti-Immigration Measures

July 8, 2022
Amid another week of somber headlines, American Oversight achieved a victory for accountability in the world of bogus election reviews.

Wisconsin Court Bars Office of Special Counsel from Deleting Records

July 5, 2022
The Office of Special Counsel, which has been leading the Wisconsin Assembly’s review of the state’s 2020 election for nearly a year, was issued a temporary restraining order banning it from deleting public records in its custody.

New Lawsuit Filed to Stop Wisconsin Election Investigators’ Destruction of Public Records

June 28, 2022
American Oversight, represented by Democracy Forward and Pines Bach LLP, seeks an emergency order to block the Office of Special Counsel’s deletion of public documents.

Complaint and Court Filings: American Oversight v. Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel – Deletion of Election Investigation Documents in Violation of Wisconsin Law

June 28, 2022
American Oversight's lawsuit to stop the Office of Special Counsel from deleting public documents in violation of the state's public records retention law, and related filings.