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Nonprofit law firm that safeguards voting rights, fights for fair maps, strengthens democratic institutions, and advances the rule of law through strategic litigation. lawforward.org

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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our lawyers were in court this week arguing in the Honig v. WEC voting rights case — Wisconsin law for more than a century has been clear, no one should be disenfranchised due to errors by election officials and through no fault of their own! Learn more: buff.ly/nsR50Pw
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wisconsin law protects voters from disenfranchisement based on faulty federal data. The Wisconsin Elections Commission should provide clerks with uniform guidance confirming this truth, we wrote in a letter on behalf of our client @soulstothepollswi.bsky.social. READ: buff.ly/upUtI7o
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Corruption erodes and weakens the foundations underlying democracy. The future of American democracy is in our hands,” said Law Forward President and General Counsel Jeff Mandell via @wisconsinwatch.org Read the full opinion here: buff.ly/QESMdf7
Jeff Mandell outside the Wisconsin Capitol Building with the Wisconsin Watch logo and the headline "Opinion: Not even the President can offer voters $5000"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Voting in Wisconsin’s midterm election is well underway — over 300,000 ballots have been sent out, and 50,000 have already been returned. Learn more about the work Law Forward is doing to protect your right to vote here: buff.ly/I5wZBi7
Headline reading "Wisconsin's Absentee Ballot Numbers" with the text "Sent: 304,637; Returned: 51,538"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Recently in Texas, the President said, “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump dividend.” Some shrugged his comments off as unserious or impracticable. Others opined that they fall within the bounds of First Amendment protected speech.
Graphic of a person rejecting a bag of money with the headline "Not even the President can offer voters $5000" and the subheading "Law Forward Op-Ed in Wisconsin Watch"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"An anti-competitive gerrymander discourages challengers from running and voters from voting, as incumbents become more beholden to lobbyists, national political parties, and donors than to everyday people.” — Law Forward’s Doug Poland. Read more via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: buff.ly/t2IciUs
Image of a protestor holding a sign reading "Gerrymandering another way to rig democracy" with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo and the headline "Gerrymandering locks voters out of representative democracy | Opinion"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@urbanmilwaukee.com reports that the US Dept. of Homeland Security published a procurement notice outlining a project geared toward capturing all publicly available voter registrations in all 50 states. The agency is looking for a contractor who can collect the registrations on behalf of ICE.
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Trump ICE Plan Would Sweep Up Wisconsin Voter Data
Homeland Security eyes full voter rolls as legal experts warn of privacy law violations.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Law Forward Director of Litigation Doug Poland was on @channel3000.com's For the Record chatting with Elly Laliberte over the weekend about our anti-competitive gerrymandering case in the WI Supreme Court. WATCH here: buff.ly/a6ktiou
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Law Forward director debates Wisconsin’s legislative maps
MADISON, Wis. — For the Record host and political reporter Elly Laliberte spoke this week with attorneys representing both sides of the debate over Wisconsin’s legislative maps.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed open to redrawing the state’s U.S. House districts during oral arguments for two lawsuits claiming the current congressional map is gerrymandered." — @wprnews.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/taF8xRf
Image of WI Supreme Court with the WPR logo and the headline "Wisconsin justices hear congressional gerrymandering arguments"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We were proud to represent WI Business Leaders for Democracy yesterday in a groundbreaking case asking #SCOWI to recognize that WI congressional district maps constitute an anticompetitive gerrymander designed to protect politicians and stifle real competition for your vote. More: buff.ly/jMPI67X
Red and blue graphic with the text "Law Forward is fighting to end gerrymandering in the Wisconsin Supreme Court!"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tomorrow at 10:30 am, our lawyers will be in the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking the court to end gerrymandering in our congressional maps and send our case back to a three judge panel for trial. WATCH on the court website: www.wicourts.gov/courts/lives...
Law Forward's Doug Poland and the Election Law Clinic's Nick Stephanopoulos with the headline "Anticompetitive Gerrymandering Case Heard Tomorrow in Wisconsin Supreme Court"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here at Law Forward we celebrate International Democracy Day by continuing to ensure that all votes count, and all votes are counted. Learn more about what we’re doing to protect democracy: buff.ly/koc8szo
Dark storm clouds with the text "This International Democracy Day, democracy in America is under threat."Sun peeking out from behind clouds with the headline "But everyday people are fighting back." the subhead "At Law Forward we are proud to represent:" and the text "LWV of Wisconsin; Souls to the Polls; Disability Rights Wisconsin; Black Leaders Organizing for Communities; Wisconsin Democracy Campaign; EXPO of Wisconsin; Common Cause; Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy; Wisconsin PTA; Wisconsin Public Education Network; Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association; Unions; Individual Voters"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Breaking: SCOTUS upholds lower court ruling halting proposed USPS rule that sought, shortly before mid-term elections, to grant the fed. govt. extraordinary new power over mail-in ballots. Law Forward filed briefs warning the new rules would disenfranchise WI voters. More: buff.ly/nsarX1t
Headline reading "Victory for Voters!", subheading that says "U.S. Supreme Court Halts USPS Rules" with and image of a USPS mail box.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gerrymandering is back in the WI Supreme Court this week. “Elections for congressional and state legislative districts are supposed to be decided by voters in those districts, not by the legislators who seek to represent them.” — Law Forward’s Doug Poland. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear congressional map arguments
State Supreme Court justices will hear arguments this week in two lawsuits claiming Wisconsin's eight U.S. House districts are gerrymandered and must be redrawn.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As we await a ruling from #SCOTUS in USPS case, the Wisconsin midterm election is in full swing.
Graphic with the headline "Wisconsin's Nov. Election is Now Underway", the subheading "USPS Interference Would Disenfranchise Voters" and the text "Absentee Ballots Sent: 155,808, Absentee Ballots Returned: 428"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
With almost 140,000 absentee ballots already sent, implementation of the USPS rule would disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters.
Graphic with the headline "Wisconsin's Nov. Election is Now Underway", the subheading "USPS Interference Would Disenfranchise Voters" and the text "Absentee Ballots Sent: 138,570, Absentee Ballots Returned: 197"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wisconsin’s November election is now underway! Law Forward continues to fight federal overreach in state and federal court.
Blue graphic with postal stamps, the headline "Wisconsin's Nov. Election is Now Underway", the subheading "USPS Interference Would Disenfranchise Voters" and the text "Absentee Ballots Sent: 93,891, Absentee Ballots Returned: 112"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: On Sept. 4, federal Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration’s new mail-voting rule from becoming mandatory and going into effect. 1/5
Graphic with Postal Service vans and US postal stamps with the headline "Law Forward Fights for Voters' Rights in U.S. Supreme Court" and the subheading "Effort to Halt USPS Overreaching Ballot Rule Continues as Wisconsin Election Gets Underway".
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy #LaborDay! We are proud to be representing a number of public sector unions in our Act 10 case, which is currently in front of the WI Supreme Court. Learn more about our work at www.lawforward.org
Image of Rosie the Riveter with the text "We Can Do It!", the headline "Happy Labor Day from Law Forward!" and the subheading "Wisconsin's nonprofit, prodemocracy law firm"Blue and yellow graphic with the text, "We are working on: Overturning the anti-union Act 10 law; Holding Elon Musk accountable; Challenging the public school funding formula; Ending congressional gerrymandering; Protecting your right to vote. Join us and subscribe at law forward.org"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The federal government is trying to convince Wisconsinites that our elections are not what we know them to be — safe and secure. Learn more: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Headshot of Jeff Mandell with the subheading "Law Forward President and General Counsel Jeff Mandell" and the quote "'The incidence of noncitizens attempting to vote in Wisconsin is exceedingly rare. This new ‘investigation’ by the federal government should be seen as part of a continuing campaign to undermine people’s faith in the electoral system -- Wisconsinites are not buying it.'"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Law Forward is working on multiple fronts to stop the new USPS absentee ballot rules from taking effect before Nov. A new whistle blower complaint sheds light on the chaos behind the scenes at #USPS. www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n...
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Fund Wisconsin Public Schools @fundwipublicschool.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We hope everyone has a wonderful first day of school! Our public schools are our future, and we’re wishing our public school students and educators all the success during the 2026-2027 school year. #PublicSchoolStrong
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Two of our cases are before the WI Supreme Court right now. One is our redistricting case which will have a hearing on Sep. 16. The second is our Act 10 case where we are fighting to restore the rights of public-sector workers to form a union. Learn more via @wisconsinwatch.org: buff.ly/qrmAWmB
Image of Wisconsin Supreme Court with the Wisconsin Watch logo and the headline "Elections, Act 10 top list of hot-button issues facing Wisconsin Supreme Court's new liberal supermajority"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last October Law Forward filed an amicus brief on behalf of Souls to the Polls encouraging the court to consider how damaging the desired relief could be to historically marginalized voters. Learn more about the case here: www.lawforward.org/cerny-v-wec/
A voter checking in at the polls with the text "Voters should not be disenfranchised based on data we know to be lacking."
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Law Forward lawsuit against Elon Musk continues in Brown County Circuit Court! Learn more: www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-de...
Headshot of Scott Thompson with the text "Law Forward's Scott Thompson, Staff Counsel" and the quote “'Prosecutorial decisions do not change the basic fact that unprecedented million-dollar giveaways and other cash offers have no place in free and fair elections. We must stop this from becoming the new normal, here in Wisconsin and across the nation. Our case is far from over.'”
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Last week, we asked the WI Supreme Court to send our congressional gerrymandering case back to circuit court for a trial. We argue that anti-competitive gerrymandering is a legal claim grounded in the WI Constitution’s text, drafting history, and case law. More: www.lawforward.org/law-forward-...
Blue and red graphic with the headline "End Gerrymandering" and the quote "'When a map is drawn so that almost no race is competitive, there's no pressure on anyone in Congress to solve problems or respond to what their constituents need. That's bad for democracy, and it's bad for business. Our courts have the ability to fix this and order new maps that strengthen democracy and accountability.' — Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
BREAKING: Today Law Forward and the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to send our congressional gerrymandering case back to circuit court for a trial. Read our press release: www.lawforward.org/law-forward-...
Blue and red graphic with the headline "End Gerrymandering" a headshot of Doug Poland, the Law Forward logo, and text that says "'This case is about whether Wisconsin voters have a meaningful opportunity to participate in elections for Wisconsin’s representatives to the U.S. House, or whether politicians are given free reign to collude in drawing district lines to protect incumbents, avoid competitive races, and create safe districts that decide the outcome of congressional elections before anyone gets a chance to vote.' — Law Forward Director of Litigation Doug Poland
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
GET THE LATEST on Law Forward’s new case via @wisconsinexaminer.com! “This line of precedent teaches that Wisconsin courts have always intervened, where necessary, to uphold the constitutional right to vote in the face of circumstances beyond the voter’s control." 1/2
Image of voters waiting in lines on Election Day with the Wisconsin Examiner logo and the headline "BLOC, Law Forward file brief urging Supreme Court to overrule decision on voting hours extension"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Big news this week via @wisconsinexaminer.com! Our Act 10 lawsuit is headed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/union...
Image of protesters gathering at the Wisconsin Capitol Building to protest Act 10 with the Wisconsin Examiner logo and the headline "Unions ask Supreme Court to affirm judge who found Act 10 unconstitutional"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@campaignlegal.org, @acluofwi.bsky.social, Law Forward, caution Sheboygan Sheriff about presence of deputies at the polls.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BREAKING: Law Forward filed an amicus brief on behalf of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that improperly limited courts’ power to extend voting hours. 1/3
A bunch of people standing in a line with the text "Law Forward and BLOC urge Supreme Court of Wisconsin to empower courts to stem disenfranchisement" and the Law Forward and BLOC logos
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Fusion voting was a fixture of WI elections from statehood until 1897, when lawmakers tucked a ban into a lengthy election administration bill. Our case is gaining steam — 6 amicus briefs have been filed in support of restoring fusion voting. Check them out here: www.lawforward.org/united-wisco...
Blue background with a ray of electricity and the words "Law Forward's Lawsuit Would Restore Fusions Voting in Wisconsin"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wisconsin is better when all employees have a say in our workplaces, whether about class sizes in our schools, safety on the job, hours or any other number of areas. Law Forward and Bredhoff & Kaiser filed an appeal of the second circuit decision to the Wisconsin Supreme Court today.
Protestors of Act 10 gather at the Wisconsin Capitol Building with the text "Today the Act 10 lawsuit was appealed to the WI Supreme Court"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our team will ask #SCOWI to advance our congressional gerrymandering case during oral arguments September 16. On behalf of Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, our attorney’s will assert that the current WI maps constitute an anti-competitive gerrymander. More: www.lawforward.org/wbl-v-wec/
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There was good news out of the federal courts yesterday. Law Forward attorney Rachel Snyder breaks it down here: www.tampafp.com/massachusett...
Image of USPS delivery truck with the Tampa Free Press logo and the text "Massachusetts Federal Judge Blocks Nationwide USPS Restrictions On Mail-In Ballots"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It’s Election Day Wisconsin! Polls are open until 8:00 p.m. Find your polling place at MyVote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
Graphic with the text, "Trouble at the polls? 
Call the non-partisan election protection hotline! 
English: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) 
Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) 
Arabic: 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) 
Other languages: 888-274-8683"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
BREAKING: Federal ruling halts Trump admins. proposed restrictions on mail-in ballots. Boston judge issues nationwide injunction putting a stop to USPS proposal that would restrict mail-in voting. 1/2
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Federal Ruling Halts Trump Administration's Proposed Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots - Law Forward
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Million-dollar giveaways have no place in free and fair elections. That’s why we are in still in state court holding Elon Musk accountable for his 2025 election interference in Wisconsin. Learn more: www.lawforward.org/musk-illegal...
Image of Elon Musk with the text "We are taking the word's first trillionaire to court"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our democracy and our elections are under attack. Fighting back is more important now than ever as the federal government pushes a barrage of anti-democratic proposals ahead of the November elections. Read more about our efforts: www.lawforward.org/opinion-madi...
Graphic with the Law Forward logo and the text "Learn about Law Forward's election protection efforts in Wisconsin"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Rise & Shine! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to vote today! 🗳️ #Vote #WIVotes Find your polling place here: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/find-m...
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
33 years ago today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the 107th Supreme Court Justice and the second woman to serve on the high court following Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the quote "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." and her signature
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our democracy and our elections are under attack. As Wisconsin’s only nonpartisan, nonprofit law firm working full time to defend our democracy, Law Forward is standing up for Wisconsin voters in federal and state court via the @captimes.com. captimes.com/opinion/gues...
Image of a person returning an absentee ballot to a drop box, with the Cap Times logo and the text "Madison's Law Forward ramps up election protection efforts"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"A special prosecutor will review an election bribery complaint against Elon Musk in Brown County. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last month referred two complaints to the Brown County DA's office over $1 million checks Musk handed out during the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.” 1/2
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Special prosecutor to take over Brown County case involving Elon Musk
A special prosecutor will review an election bribery complaint against Elon Musk in Brown County.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The WI Primary is Aug 11. What should you bring to vote? If you’re already registered, all you need is a photo ID. That can include a driver’s license, passport, military identification card, or WI ID issued for voting. — @Votebeat.org View list of acceptable IDs: elections.wi.gov/acceptable-p...
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Voters with print disabilities deserve the same right to a secret ballot that everyone else enjoys. Learn more about our recent win protecting the voting rights of Wisconsinites with print disabilities: www.lawforward.org/in-victory-f...
Graphic with a headshot of Scott Thompson with the caption "Law Forward Staff Counsel Scott Thompson" and the quote "'Voters with disabilities deserve equality, and the law requires it. We are pleased that the court confirmed Wisconsin's absentee voting system illegally discriminates against voters with print disabilities.'"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Troupis was the quarterback in a calculated scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election—an extraordinary abuse of legal expertise aimed at undermining our democracy. We applaud the efforts of the WI DOJ to hold him accountable. madison.com/news/state-r...
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Former Trump attorney's claim he's protected by pardon is 'meritless,' state DOJ says
The state DOJ argues Troupis’ motion to dismiss a felony charge he faces for his alleged involvement in President Donald Trump’s 2020 alternate-electors scheme is “meritless” and should be rejected.
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
61 years ago, after decades of work by civil rights trail blazers like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law. Their spirit animates our work as the fight for voting rights and fair representation continues.
Image of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and other civil rights leaders at the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, with the text "On this day in 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Dane County Circuit Court agreed with our argument that the current absentee voting system in Wisconsin discriminates against voters with print disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Learn more: www.lawforward.org/in-victory-f...
Image of a polling place with the text "Victory for voting rights! Court rules WI absentee voting system illegally discriminates against voters with print disabilities"
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Wisconsin Primary is Aug. 11th. Do you know where your polling place is? On Election Day, you can only vote in person at your designated polling location. Via @votebeat.org You can find your polling place here: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
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Law Forward @lawfwd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Wisconsin Primary is Aug. 11th. Do you know where your polling place is? You can find your polling place here. On Election Day, you can only vote in person at your designated polling location. Via @Votebeat.org. www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...
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Voting has begun in Wisconsin’s primary election. Here’s how to make your voice heard.
We answered every possible question you could have about voting in the Wisconsin primary.
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