Tab to taxpayers in Gableman records cases grows by $163,000 after another judge imposes legal fees

MADISON – The price tag of a taxpayer-funded partisan review of the 2020 election continues to climb as another Wisconsin judge ordered the former Supreme Court justice leading the probe to cover attorneys fees for those who sued him to gain access to records related to the election review.

Dane County Judge Frank Remington ruled Monday that former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman was responsible for paying $163,000 in attorneys fees for American Oversight, a liberal group that has repeatedly sued Gableman and Assembly Republicans over request for records.

The ruling comes just days after a separate Dane County judge ruled Gableman must cover nearly $100,000 worth of fees in a different lawsuit brought by the same group.

In both cases, the money will come from taxpayers.

Taxpayers also will cover fees for attorneys representing Gableman and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Gableman hired prominent conservative attorney James Bopp to represent him in the lawsuit. Bopp said Monday he charges $450 per hour and is not the only attorney working on the case.

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