Wisconsin Judge Demands Former Chief Justice to Release Records Linked to Impeachment Advice

November 12, 2023

A former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has been ordered by a Wisconsin judge to produce records related to her work advising the Republican Assembly Speaker on the matter of potentially impeaching a current justice. Ex-Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was one of three former Supreme Court justices asked by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos …

Navigating Supreme Court Ethics in the Era of Populism: Insights and Challenges

September 27, 2023

The Evolution of Ethics in the Supreme Court The contemporary ethical standards that many Americans want to see the Supreme Court adhere to are exactly that—contemporary. Throughout the Court’s long history, justices have had conflicts of interest that we would find unacceptable today. And in the past, people didn’t seem to mind quite so much. …