Judge orders Michael Gableman to turn over withheld records for review

MADISON – A Dane County judge on Friday ordered Assembly officials to turn over to the court sealed copies of records related to a taxpayer-funded review of the 2020 election that have been withheld from requesters for months.

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington in issuing his ruling said he was not impressed with arguments to keep the records from public view that have been put forward by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who is leading the review.

"I'm unimpressed by the argument that somehow (the) Legislature is above the law," Remington said in a hearing held Friday in one of three lawsuits filed by the liberal group American Oversight seeking records related to the review from Gableman.

Gableman and Vos have said they want to keep the records private until the conclusion of the review that has a budget of $676,000 and is in its seventh month.

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