Impact litigation firm working in the courts to strengthen democracy and restore Wisconsin's pragmatic progressive traditions. lawforward.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mlbfzvinh22vThe City of Madison properly counted 23 votes in the Spring election, but WEC ordered them discarded. Yesterday, we sued WEC demanding every vote be counted. https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/05/06/law-forward-sues-election-commission-madison-late-ballots/07 May 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbfzvinh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3ml7qp6bpys2uBREAKING: Law Forward filed a new lawsuit today in Dane County Circuit Court on behalf of two Madison voters whose legally cast absentee ballots were counted on Election Day and then ordered thrown out by WEC weeks later. 1/406 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7qp6bpys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mkzy5pciys26Law Forward submitted the following public comment on the pending judicial recusal petition before the WI Supreme Court, urging the court to appoint a study committee to put together recommendations. Read more: https://www.lawforward.org/proposed-federal-rule-undermines-state-bar-investigations-2/04 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzy5pciys26https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mkncs7yayc26The Mequon City Clerk rejected 5 absentee ballots in April because they did not include ZIP code or state in the witness address. We are tracking the issue closely to make sure all votes are counted. https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/04/28/flexible-absentee-rule-leads-to-rejected-ballots-possible-lawsuit-ozaukee-county-mequon/29 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkncs7yayc26https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mkkwdb6yds26Law Forward’s amicus brief argues that the Trump executive order directing USPS to take over aspects of election administration would upend Wisconsin's uniquely decentralized election system and disenfranchise eligible voters ahead of the next statewide election. https://www.lawforward.org/law-forward-files-brief-supporting-the-national-challenge-to-trump-executive-order-that-would-threaten-absentee-voting-by-mail-and-disenfranchise-wisconsinites/28 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkwdb6yds26https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mkaog7quqc27Prosecution will proceed against a top architect of the 2020 fake-electors scheme. A Wisconsin judge ruled against former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro in his efforts to keep statements made to investigators in other battleground states out of the case. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/23/judge-rules-against-ex-trump-attorney-in-wisconsin-fake-elector-case/89756745007/?tbref=hp24 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaog7quqc27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mk6uvpsmik27Legislative leaders “created a bottomless slush fund to hire private attorneys whenever they wanted” says @brucemur.bsky.social @urbanmilwaukee.com. Our case challenging this practice, which has cost taxpayers upwards of $26 million, is moving forward. https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/04/20/murphys-law-the-republican-statutory-scheme/23 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6uvpsmik27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mk6fz2qxik27Election deniers and conspiracy theorists should not be allowed to access systems designed to protect the privacy of voters under guardianship. WPR covers a case we argued at the WI Supreme Court earlier this week. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-incompetency-voter-eligibility-heuer23 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6fz2qxik27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mk47kmtkcc27Oyez! We applaud Law Forward legal fellow Taylor Gibertson who argued at the WI Supreme Court yesterday, advocating on behalf of individuals under guardianship in Ron Heuer v. Kristina Secord case.22 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk47kmtkcc27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjxgcif47s27Law Forward’s public education lawsuit calls for the current funding system to be ruled invalid. Jeff Mandell called the Republican legislators' motion to dismiss a 'predictable attempt to avoid accountability' https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/20/republican-lawmakers-want-lawsuit-challenging-school-funding-formula-dismissed/20 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxgcif47s27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjpxbe4khk27At a time when #votingrights across the country and in Wisconsin are under attack, #SCOTUS is deciding a Mississippi case on grace periods for absentee ballots which threatens to disenfranchise more voters. https://www.lawforward.org/mail-in-ballot-grace-periods-in-hands-of-scotus-in-mississippi-case-watson-v-rnc/17 Apr 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpxbe4khk27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjku6fx53c27GOP legislative leaders are signing contracts for $550 & $460 dollars an hour for private counsel to defend their practice of hiring private counsel, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 1/2 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/15/wisconsin-lawmakers-hire-private-lawyers-for-suit-over-private-lawyers/89592209007/15 Apr 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjku6fx53c27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjk6yfg24227What is fusion voting? Law Forward’s Jeff Mandell and Kacy Gurewitz explain: https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=99&Issue=4&ArticleID=3153915 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk6yfg24227https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjieahyiwk27Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for keeping a focus on #fairmaps! We agree that “rigging maps so that one political party stays in power is wrong, it’s anti-democratic, and it’s un-American.” #endgerrymandering https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/412eb6e14 Apr 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjieahyiwk27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjhwxsspnc27Endless referendums are no way to fund public schools. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhwxsspnc27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjhr4yufoc27“When political parties cannot nominate their candidates of choice, they cannot effectively organize, campaign, advance priorities, or exercise political power.” Learn more about fusion voting via @henry-redman.bsky.social @wisconsinexaminer.com. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/04/13/lawsuit-seeks-to-declare-wisconsin-fusion-voting-ban-unconstitutional/14 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhr4yufoc27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjfndbyrl227Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for reminding the people that we have the tools to #EndGerrymandering, demand equitable representation and ensure that all Americans live under #FairMaps. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfndbyrl227https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjffxxwdps27Law Forward moves to strike down Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, calling 1897 law a partisan power grab that violates the state constitution. https://www.lawforward.org/law-forward-moves-to-strike-down-wisconsin-fusion-voting-ban/13 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjffxxwdps27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mjcvde4vr227We continue to demand that all absentee votes in the City of Mequon be counted. We wrote to the Ozaukee Co. Board of Canvassers in advance of their Mon. meeting to explain their constitutional obligation to count every vote. https://lawforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Mandell-letter-to-Ozaukee-County-Board-of-Canvassers-final.pdf12 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcvde4vr227https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mj5mn2yvx227Every election cycle, Law Forward works to ensure fair, transparent and truly representative government where every vote counts, and every voice is heard. Check out the Wisconsin Law Journal's article on our work! https://wislawjournal.com/2026/03/29/best-up-and-coming-law-firms-law-forward-inc/10 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5mn2yvx227https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mj2y7ud4xk27Many thanks to @govevers.wisconsin.gov for vetoing AB595. Even though noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, the bill would have placed additional burdens on citizens to provide documentary proof of citizenship after they have already been lawfully registered to vote. tinyurl.com/3hr7drw2 https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2026/04/08/file_attachments/3611770/Signed%20Veto%20Message%20-%20AB%20595.pdf09 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2y7ud4xk27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mizf2hhr3c27The current crisis facing Wisconsin public schools is detrimental to our children and our future. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizf2hhr3c27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3miz3wsxxh227The Trump Justice Department is trying prevent states from investigating or sanctioning DOJ lawyers in violation of federal law. Read our objections here: https://www.lawforward.org/proposed-federal-rule-undermines-state-bar-investigations/08 Apr 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz3wsxxh227https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3miwvclsnuk27Reminder that the polls are open for two more hours! And if you’re standing in line — stay in line. #WisconsinVotes #ElectionDay [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwvclsnuk27https://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3miwkkevzw22hAs part of its ongoing election protection efforts today, Law Forward attorneys sent the following letter to the Clerk of Mequon, Wisconsin, who is reportedly rejecting absentee ballots due to insignificant errors.07 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwkkevzw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3miwgoaa3nc2hIf you have questions and are looking for reliable information on today’s election in #Wisconsin, you can contact Election Protection via phone, text or website here: https://866ourvote.org/state/wisconsin/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwgoaa3nc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mivxgfqixs2hTODAY (April 7) is Election Day! The polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Find your polling place at MyVote.Wi.Gov. #WisconsinVotes #BeAVoter07 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivxgfqixs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3miu2sma4m22qBREAKING: One year later, Musk's involvement in Wisconsin elections still demands accountability says John Vaudreuil, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.06 Apr 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu2sma4m22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mitqqf2mxc2qElection Day is tomorrow, so make sure you have your id ready! 🪪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:esrunrsppwt4bs2pbvshwpsp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitqqf2mxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lawfwd.bsky.social/post/3mimnqxaqwk2hThat’s a lot of $$$$! 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