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“Rape kits are back in the news with the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Here’s what to know.”

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“Rape kits are back in the news with the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. And Anya van Wagtendonk of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “ Dueling Wisconsin Supreme Court ads focus on rape kit backlog; Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general; Susan Crawford says he took too long.”

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“Wisconsin judge won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters. Attorney general appeals.”

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Wisconsin judge wont stop Musks $1 million payments to voters. Attorney general appeals.” ” Thomas Beaumont of The Associated Press has this report.

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Supreme Court likely to embrace expanded tax exemption for religious charities

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to the argument by a Catholic Charities chapter that Wisconsin violated the Constitution when it refused to give the group the same exemption from the states unemployment tax that it provides to churches, religious schools, and some religious groups.

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“Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over payments to voters; The lawsuit comes during the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history as liberals and conservatives fight for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court”

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Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over payments to voters; The lawsuit comes during the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history as liberals and conservatives fight for control of Wisconsins Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley and Trisha Thadani of The Washington Post have this report.

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Public interest groups call for investigation over Wisconsin voter intimidation text

JURIST

Two public interest groups implored US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday to investigate anonymous text messages sent to young Wisconsin voters threatening civil penalties and jail time for violating state voting laws. years in prison or “fines up to $10,000.”

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Wisconsin Sued for Barring Clergy Visits to Prisoners

LegalReader

A conservative legal group has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, which had prevented prisoners from meeting clergy amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Murdered Wisconsin Judge Was One of Several Officials on Gunman’s Kill List

The Crime Report

Retired Juneau County, Wisconsin judge John “Jack” Roemer was shot and killed in his home in what the state attorney general described as a “targeted act” against the judicial system by a man who also had several high-profile government officials as potential targets, reports the New York Times. Wisconsin Gov.