Wisconsin Supreme Court reifies 'judge shopping'

In Wisconsin courtrooms, you're going to need a good lawyer and a good credit score.

In the drug stores, Wisconsin clerks ask, 'paper or plastic.'

At the mall, it's 'credit or debit?'


In Wisconsin courts, the question is now 'donor or fool?,' as the 5-2 conservative majority on the State Supreme Court rejected any reconsideration of rules they adopted a few years ago that said they could hear cases involving campaign donors with no need for recusal.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.svg

Those rules were written for state judges by big donor organizations like the Wisconsin Realtors and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce - - a topic I've discussed on this blog - - at the request of the State Supreme Court after rejecting a recusal rule draft submitted by the League of Women Voters.


Justice in Wisconsin is on a par with sale on eBay. Update your definition of 'judge shopping.'


And since the Court bought the argument that campaign donations are free speech that should not be limited, the judicious thing to do before heading to court would be check your credit card limits

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