Criminal Justice & Civil Rights

 By Kumar Ramanathan  On Thursday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) held a press conference to explain their recently-introduced legislation designed to help rape survivors maintain full custody rights over their children. The lawmakers were joined by Shauna Prewitt, a rape survivor and victims’ rights advocate who was forced… Read more »

 By Tom Kertscher  U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) is scheduled to participate in a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss a bill aimed at helping rape survivors maintain full custody over their children by terminating the parental rights of the rapists. Also scheduled to speak about the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act are three other House members: Debbie… Read more »

As humans, we are all equal under the law. Whom a person loves should never change that. Read more »

By Dave UmhoeferRepublican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of northwestern Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district said Wednesday that Congress will come together in bipartisan fashion to update the Voting Rights Act in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision this week.Duffy made clear he thinks that any bipartisan legislation would have to address voter fraud as part of ensuring access… Read more »

I implore my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to act forcefully and expeditiously to protect the most fundamental aspect of our democracy. Read more »

By Pete KasperowiczThe House late Wednesday voted to give states the authority to conduct drug testing on people applying for food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).By voice vote, members approved the idea as an amendment to the farm bill that was proposed by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.). Hudson said the proposal would help ensure SNAP benefits go to needy… Read more »

I am extremely pleased that this funding has been awarded to an organization that is doing so much to support women in the Milwaukee area. Read more »

 Milwaukee’s May Day march for immigration reform was smaller than in recent years, but organizers said they were happy with the turnout. Several thousand people marched to a downtown Milwaukee park, where Congresswoman Gwen Moore called for changes in the immigration bill that’s pending in the Senate. She said the bill needs a path to citizenship for the nation’s… Read more »

It is my sincere hope that the Supreme Court comes to see throughout these arguments the unconstitutionality of both California's Prop. 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act and rule in favor of inclusion and not exclusion. Read more »

As I've said before, this budget has me feeling like I'm Alice in Wonderland. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in the middle of a mad tea party. Read more »