Under Attorney Gen @BradSchimel, Wisconsin joins flood of litigation involving out-of-state issues

Under Attorney General Brad Schimel, Wisconsin joins flood of litigation involving out-of-state issues

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/26/under-g-brad-schimel-wisconsin-joins-flood-litigation-involving-out-state-issues/1756969002/



Lee Bergquist and Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:21 p.m. CT Oct. 26, 2018 | Updated 3:37 p.m. CT Oct. 26, 2018


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Attorney General Brad Schimel has inserted Wisconsin into out-of-state disputes that range from teacher tenure in Indiana to a Texas oil company and global warming.

The cases, and others, have raised questions by critics who say such legal forays by the Department of Justice have little or no connection to Wisconsin and are chiefly designed to further Republican causes.

Schimel’s office defended the actions. An agency spokesman said the department only participates where there is a direct connection to the state, “or if the case has implications for defending Wisconsin state law in a future case.”
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Wide-ranging cases

Under Schimel, Wisconsin has participated in a diverse set of friend-of-the-court briefs, where parties have no formal involvement in a case, but have a strong interest in the outcome. A Republican, Schimel was elected in 2014 and faces Democrat Josh Kaul on Nov. 6.

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