Our Legal Fellow Taylor Gilbertson spoke about her journey to become a lawyer at the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County this week. “I became a lawyer to make a difference, and opportunities to speak to and hear from students remind me of why I do this work,” said Taylor.

Law Forward brought its own case urging WI justices to adopt competitiveness criteria giving both parties a chance. “Forget about jockeying for partisan control. We’ve got to get back to some standards here for the people to choose their representatives” — Doug Poland @bloomberg.com

“I don’t think anybody believes that the problem with our judicial elections is that there’s too little money spent, that they’re not seeing enough campaign ads, they’re not getting enough information in the mail.” — Law Forward's Jeff Mandell via WPR www.wpr.org/news/campaig...

Russ Feingold and Law Forward reacted to today's #SCOTUS decision in NRCC v. FEC which makes a mockery of campaign contribution limits and the notion that all voters have an equal voice in our elections. www.lawforward.org/russ-feingol...

In USPS exec. order, feds are trying to create a voter registration list they can use to control who gets to vote in the states. “But we’ve got multiple layers now of legal barriers to the Trump admin. getting this info.” — Doug Poland @democracydocket.com www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

In a victory for state election administration, #SCOTUS ruled 5-4 today that state election officials can count mail-in ballots that arrive after election day, but are postmarked beforehand. The decision does not impact WI, but the 14 states that allow this. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

In a WIN for voters, a federal injunction protects WI from USPS mail-in ballot rules. "The President has no more authority to decide which voters in Wisconsin receive absentee ballots to return by mail than he does to pick the winners of elections,” — Doug Poland.

A federal judge in Boston put a halt to the Trump executive order on mail-in ballots in a case that covers 23 states, including #Wisconsin. We represented Wisconsin voters, @wisdc.bsky.social and EXPO Wisconsin with friend of the court briefs. www.lawforward.org/in-a-win-for...

Yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge in Maryland leaves the Trump admin 0-9 in their attempts to acquire states’ voter rolls.

US District Judge James Peterson dismissed the Trump admin. demand for unredacted WI voter rolls on May 21. The US DOJ appealed, and the case now moves to the 7th Circuit in Chicago. We represent @commoncause.org in the case, update via @wisconsinexaminer.com. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/18/w...

Juneteenth marks the day when the last enslaved people in the US were freed as Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX, bringing the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. The fight for racial justice continues to this day, and Law Forward is proud to be a part of it.

The Trump admin. is 0-8 on its demands for state voter rolls. Despite this, USPS released proposed rules requiring states to turn over lists of voters or be ineligible for USPS delivery of ballots. Learn what we're doing to protect the rights of WI voters www.lawforward.org/the-trump-ad...

The architects of the 2020 national fake electors scheme, Jim Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro & Mike Roman, are scheduled to be arraigned today via @votebeat.org. Our civil lawsuit uncovered the documents that lead to the charges now moving forward. www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...

As we continue to fight this fight in Wisconsin, this is worth a read! By our friends @brennancenter.org.

The WI Supreme Court held a hearing today on a proposed judicial recusal rule change. We are pleased that the Court took the suggestion of several commenters, including Law Forward, to establish a study committee to recommend improvements. Our comment: www.lawforward.org/proposed-fed...

Law Forward’s Scott Thompson, along with co-counsel at Stafford Rosenbaum & Wilmer Hale were in court representing Disability Rights WI & @lwvwi.bsky.social fighting for the rights of Wisconsinites with print disabilities to cast a secret ballot. More: www.lawforward.org/drw-v-wec/

This year Wisconsin celebrates the 45th anniversary of our historic first-in-the-nation Gay Rights Law! A culmination of eight years of organizing across the state, the bill made it illegal for state or private businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation in employment and housing.

Big news! The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the appeal of our congressional redistricting case. This is the first anti-competitive gerrymandering case ever filed in Wisconsin courts, and it deserves to be heard. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...

BREAKING: We are happy that our anti-competitive gerrymandering case will be heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wisconsin's congressional maps are blatantly unconstitutional and should be redrawn.

We are celebrating two recent wins — part of our continuous efforts to protect Wisconsinites’ right to vote! Learn more about the cases here: www.lawforward.org/celebrating-...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is asking #USPS for “extraordinary measures” to speed up deliveries of absentee ballots after 2/3 of clerks report delays with the April 7 election. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

When referendums fail, school districts are faced with impossible decisions – from laying off educators and consolidating classes to closing schools entirely. Learn about how the 26 districts whose referendums failed are cutting back after the loss: www.wpr.org/news/failed-...

Jim Troupis seeks $3.2 mil. from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. “Troupis was the primary architect of the national fraudulent-electors scheme. His actions now continue to be as disgraceful as his misconduct was in the wake of the 2020 election,” — Jeff Mandell. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/27/e...

When corruptions collide: Law Forward is actively seeking to have Wisconsin attorney and former judge Jim Troupis disbarred for his role as an architect of the national fraudulent-electors scheme. 1/4

“In Wisconsin, the right to vote matters,” Law Forward attorney Scott Thompson said in an interview with WPR. “You can’t just be wrongfully disenfranchised through no fault of your own.” www.wpr.org/news/23-madi...

A federal judge today dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking Wisconsin’s unredacted statewide voter file. lawforward.org/federal-cour... 1/2

The Jan. 6 insurrectionists—motivated and enabled by the fake-electors scheme that began here in WI—sought to overturn a free and fair election, blatantly disregarding the will of the voters. And they did so violently, endangering our nation’s long tradition of peaceful transition of power. 1/5

Law Forward’s lawsuit made sure 23 Madison ballots were included in final count. “In Wisconsin, the right to vote matters,” Law Forward’s Scott Thompson told Wisconsin Public Radio. “You can’t just be wrongfully disenfranchised through no fault of your own.” www.wpr.org/news/23-madi...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission was wrong to order Madison to discard 23 late-arriving absentee ballots. These votes will now be counted in today’s final state canvass of the WI Supreme Court race thanks to a lawsuit brought by Law Forward. www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...

The City of Madison properly counted 23 votes in the Spring election, but WEC ordered them discarded. Yesterday, we sued WEC demanding every vote be counted. www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...

BREAKING: Law Forward filed a new lawsuit today in Dane County Circuit Court on behalf of two Madison voters whose legally cast absentee ballots were counted on Election Day and then ordered thrown out by WEC weeks later. 1/4

Law Forward submitted the following public comment on the pending judicial recusal petition before the WI Supreme Court, urging the court to appoint a study committee to put together recommendations. Read more: www.lawforward.org/proposed-fed...

The Mequon City Clerk rejected 5 absentee ballots in April because they did not include ZIP code or state in the witness address. We are tracking the issue closely to make sure all votes are counted. www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...

Law Forward’s amicus brief argues that the Trump executive order directing USPS to take over aspects of election administration would upend Wisconsin's uniquely decentralized election system and disenfranchise eligible voters ahead of the next statewide election. www.lawforward.org/law-forward-...

Prosecution will proceed against a top architect of the 2020 fake-electors scheme. A Wisconsin judge ruled against former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro in his efforts to keep statements made to investigators in other battleground states out of the case. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Legislative leaders “created a bottomless slush fund to hire private attorneys whenever they wanted” says @brucemur.bsky.social @urbanmilwaukee.com. Our case challenging this practice, which has cost taxpayers upwards of $26 million, is moving forward. urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/04/20/m...

Election deniers and conspiracy theorists should not be allowed to access systems designed to protect the privacy of voters under guardianship. WPR covers a case we argued at the WI Supreme Court earlier this week. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

Oyez! We applaud Law Forward legal fellow Taylor Gibertson who argued at the WI Supreme Court yesterday, advocating on behalf of individuals under guardianship in Ron Heuer v. Kristina Secord case.

Law Forward’s public education lawsuit calls for the current funding system to be ruled invalid. Jeff Mandell called the Republican legislators' motion to dismiss a 'predictable attempt to avoid accountability' wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/20/r...

At a time when #votingrights across the country and in Wisconsin are under attack, #SCOTUS is deciding a Mississippi case on grace periods for absentee ballots which threatens to disenfranchise more voters. www.lawforward.org/mail-in-ball...

GOP legislative leaders are signing contracts for $550 & $460 dollars an hour for private counsel to defend their practice of hiring private counsel, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 1/2 www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

What is fusion voting? Law Forward’s Jeff Mandell and Kacy Gurewitz explain: www.wisbar.org/NewsPublicat...

Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for keeping a focus on #fairmaps! We agree that “rigging maps so that one political party stays in power is wrong, it’s anti-democratic, and it’s un-American.” #endgerrymandering content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...

Endless referendums are no way to fund public schools.

“When political parties cannot nominate their candidates of choice, they cannot effectively organize, campaign, advance priorities, or exercise political power.” Learn more about fusion voting via @henry-redman.bsky.social @wisconsinexaminer.com. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/13/l...

Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for reminding the people that we have the tools to #EndGerrymandering, demand equitable representation and ensure that all Americans live under #FairMaps.

Law Forward moves to strike down Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, calling 1897 law a partisan power grab that violates the state constitution. www.lawforward.org/law-forward-...

We continue to demand that all absentee votes in the City of Mequon be counted. We wrote to the Ozaukee Co. Board of Canvassers in advance of their Mon. meeting to explain their constitutional obligation to count every vote. lawforward.org/wp-content/u...

Every election cycle, Law Forward works to ensure fair, transparent and truly representative government where every vote counts, and every voice is heard. Check out the Wisconsin Law Journal's article on our work! wislawjournal.com/2026/03/29/b...

Many thanks to @govevers.wisconsin.gov for vetoing AB595. Even though noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, the bill would have placed additional burdens on citizens to provide documentary proof of citizenship after they have already been lawfully registered to vote. tinyurl.com/3hr7drw2