Judge dismisses liberal group’s claims Protasiewicz impeachment panel violated open meetings law

MADISON — A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz violated the state’s open meeting laws. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington wrote in his ruling that American Oversight filed its claims prematurely and should have given District Attorney Ismael Ozanne more time to decide whether to launch his own lawsuit. Remington allowed the group to continue seeking records from the panel, however. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked former state Supreme Court justices David...