Good news! The Wisconsin Supreme Court gave the green light to our Congressional redistricting case appointing a three-judge panel. We are ready to litigate #FairMaps for Wisconsin! More via @cbs58.bsky.social #endgerrymandering www.cbs58.com/news/wiscons...

Today, the WI Supreme Court appointed a panel of three circuit court judges to hear a lawsuit we filed challenging Wisconsin’s congressional districts as an anti-competitive gerrymander. (1/2) apnews.com/article/wisc...

Law Forward was grateful to be honored at the Wisconsin Civic Power Table’s inaugural Celebration of Partners with the 'Forward Award.' It was wonderful to be in the company of so many powerful organizations who work collaboratively to advance democracy in Wisconsin.

Vanessa Kjeldsen on @wmtv15news.com details how numerous overseas Madison voters were not notified that their ballots were not counted after the Nov. 2024 election. We are proud to represent these voters in a class action lawsuit currently underway www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/18/m...

Are we stuck inside a doom loop? Where the two-party system incentivizes politicians toward more extreme positions & away from pragmatic compromise? Two experts discuss how fusion voting may help @madison.com madison.com/opinion/colu...

The UW Law School @law.wisc.edu is hosting a conference this Fri. on fusion voting. The gathering is timely. We have a lawsuit in Dane Co. Court seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, which has been in effect since 1897. More via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/fu...

We honor those who have served and the generations of veterans whose service expanded our democracy. Did you know that Civil War soldiers helped establish absentee voting in Wisconsin? Their legacy lives on in every vote cast.

Here in Wisconsin, the architects of the fake-elector scheme continue to face criminal charges. Learn more via @wisconsinexaminer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/trump...

In response to today’s revelation of the fraudulent elector #pardons, @jeffmandell.bsky.social, President and General Counsel of Law Forward, observed: “Many are dismissing these pardons as merely symbolic. That misses the point. (1/6)

WILL is back at it complaining to the US DOJ about WI voter rolls. “This is just more fearmongering. WILL has been trying to purge the voter rolls for years,” said Jeff Mandell of Law Forward. (1/3) wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/03/r...

Here we go again. Bill to ban ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin gets a hearing in the Capitol today. Drop boxes are a safe secure way to cast your vote used by municipalities across the state and the nation. Learn more: madison.com/news/state-r...

#ElectionHeroDay is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the work that election officials, their staff, and poll workers do to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all eligible voters!

Only eligible electors should vote in government elections. True. Ensuring that happens is an important government function. Also true. But does noncitizen voting actually threaten our election results? No. Learn more from attorneys at Law Forward — www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...

Wisconsin wants fair Congressional maps. Letter to the Editor via @captimes.com captimes.com/opinion/lett...

Law Forward’s Community Liaison, Carlene Bechen, recently spoke to The Cap Times about redistricting in Wisconsin. Learn more about what Bechen and other community partners have to say about redrawing our legislative maps. captimes.com/news/governm...

Law Forward welcomes Katherine Stewart whose new book takes a deep dive into the movement to unravel America's democracy. Author will appear virtually, learn more: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/money...

Law Forward's Doug Poland talks about how our lawsuit differs from redistricting cases in other states via WisPolitics Capitol Chats www.wispolitics.com/2025/capitol...

In a WIN for good government and #votingrights, the City of Wausau Ethics Board handed down a decision this week concluding that Mayor Doug Diny indeed violated the city’s Ethics Code when he removed an absentee ballot box from the steps of City Hall in Sept. 2024. (1/2)

Russ Feingold and attorneys at Law Forward teamed up to advocate for campaign finance limits in a #SCOTUS case originally brought by JD Vance, listen via @wortnews.bsky.social . www.wortfm.org/law-forward-...

Law Forward has filed a motion urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to accept a brief arguing that a three-year suspension of Michael Gableman's law license is inadequate and fails to reflect the severity of his misconduct. (1/3) www.lawforward.org/revoke-gable...

Multiple filings in the WI congressional redistricting case late last week as the WI Supreme Court accepts briefs on applying never-before-used three-judge panel statute. Once the court appoints the panel, case can proceed to the merits via WPR #fairmaps www.wpr.org/news/liberal...

Today Law Forward is continuing our challenge to Wisconsin's gerrymandered congressional maps. We're arguing this anti-competitive gerrymandering case deserves its day in court before a three-judge panel. Democracy demands fair maps. www.lawforward.org/wbl-v-wec/

The voting rights focused firm Law Forward and former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold filed a #SCOTUS amicus brief in a lawsuit brought to strike down a law that limits the amount of money political parties can contribute to individual candidates for office. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/07/l...

We're sounding the alarm on what happens when you remove guardrails that prevent the ultra-rich from pouring millions into our elections. (1/3)

Elon Musk and his lawyers want to delay accountability for the alleged illegal voter bribery scheme during Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court election. Today we filed our response to their meritless claims. (1/3)

A court-appointed referee is recommending that Michael Gableman lose his law license for 3 years due to ethics violations during his failed investigation into the 2020 election.

Join Law Forward and @lwvwi.bsky.social at this upcoming event!

Do you have beef with #Gerrymandering? The Fair Maps Coalition is on the mooooove because we're looking for input from folks around the state! Learn more + register: bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings

We are back in court protecting your voting rights! “These voters invested substantial time in participating in this election, and they did everything right, but the city of Madison failed them,” said Law Forward’s Kacy Gurewitz in the Wisconsin State Journal. madison.com/news/local/g...

Our democracy rests on a simple promise: if you vote, your vote will count. That’s why Law Forward today filed a class action suit against the City of Madison for failing to count 193 ballots in 2024. Every vote matters. Every voice counts. Learn more: www.lawforward.org/aydabo-vs-ma...

U.S. Supreme Court’s use of “Shadow Docket” explodes, and it's not good for our democracy says Law Forward's Jeff Mandell. Listen on WORT Radio, www.wortfm.org/u-s-supreme-...

Earlier this week, UPenn Law School professor and podcaster Kate Shaw, along with Law Forward's Jeff Mandell, spoke with Cap Times associate editor John Nichols about gerrymandering & voting rights at Idea Fest in Madison. Check out this article about their conversation captimes.com/news/local/g...

UPenn Law School professor & podcaster Kate Shaw, along with Law Forward's Jeff Mandell, speak with Cap Times associate editor John Nichols about gerrymandering, voting rights & how courts are responding to the Trump administration at Idea Fest in Madison. youtu.be/I2mCSpYkV7A?...

Law Forward is proud to represent Disability Rights Wisconsin in a lawsuit to ensure that the freedom to vote privately is available to every Wisconsinite. #DisabilityVotesCount #VoteDisability

Check out this important new report by our friends @brennancenter.org on the Trump administration’s strategy to meddle with the vote. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Huge crowds at a terrific #LaborDay celebration at South Central Federation of Labor. Let’s continue to honor the contributions of workers & the labor movement all year round!

UPenn Law Professor Kate Shaw and Law Forward's Jeff Mandell will be at Cap Times Ideas Fest on September 8th to discuss the fight against authoritarianism in state & federal court. @captimes.com captimes.com/opinion/john...

Labor Day is just around the corner, and here in Wisconsin, we are working to take back our rights! Last year, we got the anti-union Act 10 overturned in the trial court, but the case is now on appeal and the fight continues! Join us by subscribing to our newsletter today — www.lawforward.org

A message from Law Forward's @jeffmandell.bsky.social about recent threats to absentee voting. youtu.be/v6aWvrKssHc

Great message from our friends at the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin!

On September 8, Kate Shaw, law professor and co-host of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social will join Jeff Mandell to talk about the fight against authoritarianism in state & federal court at Cap Times Idea Fest captimesideafest.com @captimes.com

On August 6, 2025, the League of Women Voters WI and democracy advocates from across the state celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the passage of the #VotingRightsAct in the Wisconsin Capitol. Law Forward staff counsel, TR Edwards, had this to say about the Act: (1/3)

With only this baseless narrative as justification, the Trump admin. is seeking to obtain/centralize vast amounts of sensitive voter registration information. They allege this info. should be used to confirm that registered voters are citizens. Our analysis here-- www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...

“What’s happening in Texas is a travesty for democracy. The consequences affect every American. We, as voters, must demand better,” says Law Forward’s Jeff Mandell. Read the op-ed via @theProgressive #EndGerrymandering #FairMaps progressive.org/op-eds/let-v...

Law Forward’s Jeff Mandell and Kate Shaw, from the podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, will kick off Cap Times Ideas Fest September 8, followed by NYT’s Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd. Get your tickets here! captimesideafest.com @captimes.com

We are proud to stand with our clients as we continue to move forward!

Only eligible electors should vote in government elections. True. Ensuring that happens is an important government function. Also true. But does noncitizen voting actually threaten our election results? No. (1/5) www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...

We are excited to announce that Doug Poland has joined Law Forward as Director of Litigation. Doug, a renowned trial and appellate attorney who has played a key role in multiple successful challenges to Wisconsin's gerrymandered legislative maps and other cases, co-founded Law Forward in 2020.

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth and we are proud to stand with our client Disability Rights Wisconsin in fighting to expand voting rights under the Wisconsin Constitution. Our lawsuit is covered in this great summary of lawsuits nationwide by State Court Report @statecourtreport.org

Noncitizen voting is already illegal in #Wisconsin, but Trump-aligned politicians are pushing laws that make it harder for eligible citizens to vote. These proposals won’t protect elections; they’ll disenfranchise lawful voters who are lacking easy access to additional documents. (1/2)