IRG v. Wisconsin Judicial Commission

Case Overview

Case Name: IRG v. Wisconsin Judicial Commission
Type of Case: Preserving Democracy Project
Court: United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division
Case Number: Case No. 2025-CV
Filed On: 09/10/2025
Current Status: The complaint was filed on September 10th 2025.

Meet The Client

The Institute for Reforming Government’s is a 501c3 with the main focus on removing the onerous barriers and red tape separating the individual from an efficient and functioning government. Be it local, state, or federal governance, it is the mission of the Institute for Reforming Government to encourage educate and inform people about all levels of government, based on what has worked in states across the country. Through diligent research and effective outreach, the Institute for Reforming Government will work to remove the stumbling blocks that have created a slow-moving, expensive behemoth of governance that works against the will of the people.
Lawyers

Lucas Vebber

Deputy Counsel
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WILL filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Judicial Commission challenging a statute that prohibits publicly revealing denied requests for investigation of Wisconsin judges on First Amendment grounds. IRG filed a request for investigation, asking the Commission to open an investigation into alleged judicial misconduct.

The WJC is made up of appointed members including the public at large, lawyers and judges. Wisconsin law allows “any person to file a complaint alleging judicial misconduct or disability.” But when the WJC can deny any complaint and the story simply ends there, Wisconsinites are left without any way to hold their government accountable, or any recourse to ensure that the WJC is doing its job.

By taking on this case, we hope to ensure all of Wisconsin’s government officials, even those in the judicial branch, are accountable under the law.

 

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