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Supreme Court Spat
This story, produced by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Wisconsin Public Radio, was first to report on a June 13 altercation in which Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser placed his hands on the neck of fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in a dispute in her office in front of other members of the court. The article reported that the argument concerned the timing of the court's release of a decision upholding Republican Gov. Scott Walker's controversial bill to curb the collective bargaining rights of the state's public employees, and that the Capitol Police Department and the Wisconsin Judicial Commission were informed of the incident. The story also revealed that the Capitol police chief had come in to speak to the court's seven members about it. Although the initial story relied on anonymous sources, all of the facts were subsequently confirmed by on-the-record interviews, and later by police reports.
Tags: Wisconsin Supreme Court; police
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Who's driving the bus?
WITI found that because of a gaping hole in state law, murderers, sex offenders, drug dealers, and other convicted felons are legally driving Wisconsin school buses.
Tags: Department of Transportation; Wisconsin Supreme Court; bus drivers; criminal background; Milwaukee Public Schools; TAPE; TV; TRANSCRIPT; CAR
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Power Failure
Milwaukee Magazine examines the reasons "that led the once admirable Wisconsin Energy to the biggest environmental pollution penalty in state history." The report describes how 26,000 tons of cyanide-laced waste have been uncovered "buried under Wisconsin Energy's high-tension lines in West Allis and at two other sites..." The investigation details the inside story behind the arrogant and "idiot strategy" Wisconsin Energy had followed in court. The story points out that the legal battle - currently ending with a "groundbreaking $104.5 million verdict" - may reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tags: pollution; environment; health; energy; manufactured-gas plants; EPA; courts; lawyers; judges; U.S. Supreme Court
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Milwaukee Journal runs series showing how personality conflicts on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, long one of the most respected in the nation, were hampering the business of the court and the development of state law, April 12 - 14, 1987.