{"id":2096702,"date":"2023-11-10T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-told-to-hand-over-records-related-to-secret-impeachment-panel\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T23:18:54","slug":"ex-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-told-to-hand-over-records-related-to-secret-impeachment-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-told-to-hand-over-records-related-to-secret-impeachment-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice told to hand over records related to secret impeachment panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-told-to-hand-over-records-related-to-secret-impeachment-panel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096702&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wisconsin Judge Orders Former Supreme Court Justice to \u2064Produce Documents on Republican-Led Panel<\/h2>\n<h3>A Twist in the Strange Saga<\/h3>\n<p>A Wisconsin judge has issued an order for former state Supreme Court justice, Patience Roggensack, to produce paperwork related to her involvement in a Republican-led panel. This\u200c panel has been accused of holding private meetings to investigate impeachment charges against the state&#8217;s newest and most liberal high court judge.<\/p>\n<p>The order comes after American Oversight, a liberal watchdog\u200c group, \u200cfiled a lawsuit claiming that the panel&#8217;s private meetings violated the state&#8217;s Open Meetings Law. They are seeking to make the information public and have asked the district\u200c attorney\u2064 to \u2064void \u200bany actions taken by the panel that do\u2064 not comply with\u2064 the law.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Frank Remington has given \u2063Roggensack 30 days to produce all records within her possession relating to\u200d her work on the panel. This ruling adds another twist to the\u200b ongoing saga in Wisconsin, which involves\u2064 efforts to oust Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who recently won against former\u2064 Justice Daniel Kelly.<\/p>\n<h3>A High-Stakes Battle<\/h3>\n<p>The race between Protasiewicz and \u2062Kelly was seen as the Democrats&#8217; last chance to prevent Republicans from maintaining control in the\u2063 battleground state. It was the most expensive race for a state Supreme Court in history, with millions of dollars poured \u200bin by special interest \u200dgroups, including liberal \u2064megadonor George Soros and the wealthy conservative Uihlein family.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives \u200dhave criticized \u2062Protasiewicz&#8217;s impartiality and\u2062 have called for\u2062 her recusal from certain high-profile cases. She has\u2064 been vocal about her support for abortion rights and the need to redraw\u2063 Wisconsin&#8217;s \u2064legislative \u2063maps, which \u200care \u200ccurrently heavily favored towards the GOP.<\/p>\n<h3>A Rare Legislative Effort<\/h3>\n<p>If lawmakers were to attempt to remove Protasiewicz from office, it \u200dwould be\u200c a rare occurrence in Wisconsin&#8217;s political history.\u2064 The state has only impeached a judge once before, back in 1853. However, \u200bthe \u2064creation of the secret panel by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has raised questions about its existence.<\/p>\n<p>Vos \u200callegedly assigned Roggensack and former conservative justices David\u200d Prosser and Jon \u200bWilcox to review and advise him on the criteria for impeaching Protasiewicz. Despite this, Vos&#8217;s attorneys have argued that the panel does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>While the legal battle continues, Judge Remington emphasized the importance of open government and\u2063 the\u200c responsibility of the panel members to \u200duphold it. \u200bThe ruling on the\u2063 existence of \u200bthe panel is still pending.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200dimplications could the court&#8217;s findings have on the panel&#8217;s actions and investigations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bPublicly \u200davailable and to hold the panel\u200d accountable for their\u2063 actions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dpanel in question was \u2062formed by Wisconsin Republicans in\u200c response to\u200b controversial rulings made by Justice Jill Karofsky, a liberal judge who was elected to the state Supreme Court in April 2020. \u200bKarofsky&#8217;s election marked a shift in the court&#8217;s balance of power, as conservatives lost their majority. This led to \u200bconcerns among Republicans that Karofsky would push\u2064 a liberal agenda and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-may-need-democrats-for-house-speaker-plan-b-unclear-if-theyll-help\/\" title=\"GOP may require Democrats' assistance for House speaker 'Plan B,' uncertain if they'll cooperate.\">undermine conservative values<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to counter her influence, Republicans formed the panel \u200dand began investigating possible grounds for \u2063impeachment. The \u200cpanel&#8217;s meetings were \u2064conducted in private, raising questions about\u2063 transparency and accountability. American Oversight believes that these closed-door \u200bdiscussions violate the state&#8217;s Open Meetings Law,\u2064 which requires \u200cgovernment\u200d meetings to be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u2063with Judge Roggensack being ordered to produce documents\u200c related to her \u200binvolvement in the panel,\u2064 the public may finally gain insight into the inner workings of this \u2064investigation. It is essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeberts-estranged-husband-posts-statement-after-theater-incident-i-was-unfaithful-to-lauren\/\" title=\"Boebert's Ex-Husband Admits Infidelity in Theater Incident.\">hold public officials accountable<\/a> for their actions, especially those involved in processes that may impact\u2064 the integrity of the judicial system.<\/p>\n<p>This case is \u2064significant as\u200b it highlights the \u2062ongoing battle \u200bbetween Democrats \u200dand Republicans\u2064 for control of the judiciary. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-told-to-hand-over-records-related-to-secret-impeachment-panel\/\" title=\"Ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice told to hand over records related to secret impeachment panel\">partisan tensions running high<\/a>\u200c and the stakes at an all-time high,\u200d it\u200d is crucial to ensure that these processes are conducted transparently and in accordance\u200b with the law.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this lawsuit could have significant implications for the future of the \u2063panel and its investigations. If \u200dthe court finds that the panel&#8217;s meetings did indeed violate the \u2063Open Meetings Law, it could invalidate any \u2063actions taken by the panel and \u2064call into question the legitimacy of \u200ctheir investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it would send a strong message about the importance of \u2064transparency and accountability \u2062in government \u2062proceedings.\u200d Openness in decision-making processes \u200dis crucial \u2063for maintaining public trust and \u200bensuring a fair \u2062and impartial judicial \u2062system.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless \u200dof the outcome,\u2062 this case highlights the need \u2064for a\u200c thorough examination of the\u2064 panel&#8217;s\u2064 actions and the broader issue of \u2064political interference in the judiciary. It \u200cserves as a reminder of the importance\u2062 of judicial independence and the \u200cpotential consequences when this independence is threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the true impact of this Wisconsin \u2064judge&#8217;s order will depend on the information that is revealed \u2063and \u200dthe subsequent\u2062 legal proceedings. With \u2063the public&#8217;s right to know at stake, it is crucial\u200c that the truth be uncovered and that \u2064accountability be upheld. Only then can the credibility of the \u2063judiciary be preserved and trust\u200d in the system be restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wisconsin judge ordered a former state Supreme Court justice to produce paperwork related to her involvement in a Republican-led panel that allegedly held private meetings looking into impeachment charges against the state&#8217;s newest and most liberal high court judge. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington&#8217;s order on Friday comes after attorneys representing American Oversight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2096702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2096702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}