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Bernie Sanders is on a roll after sweeping last Saturday’s three Democratic caucuses and according to a CBS/YouGov poll issued today, he has a narrow lead in Wisconsin, where 96 delegates are at stake on Tuesday. The same poll shows Clinton holding a ten-point lead in New York’s April 19th primary. This weekend the two campaigns are battling over proposed …

The Associated Press reports: A reorganization plan for Milwaukee’s Roman Catholic archdiocese that will distribute $21 million to hundreds of clergy sex abuse victims won approval Monday from a federal bankruptcy judge, bringing closure to a long-running and emotional case. The plan confirmed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan Kelley splits most of the money among 355 people. Another category of …

Under a bill introduced by GOP Wisconsin state Rep. Jesse Kremer, parents would be able to sue a public school if a transgender student were to use the “wrong” restroom.  The Wisconsin State Journal reports: “This bill reinforces the societal norm in our schools that students born biologically male must not be allowed to enter facilities designated for biological females …

Via the Washington Post: Scott Walker is making an early push to stockpile money for his likely presidential bid, asking donors to raise $27,000 by mid-July, when he is expected to launch a White House campaign. An e-mail that went out to supporters Thursday asked them to be the first donors to a new “testing the waters” committee, which he …

Via CBS News: Potential Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says that he would support a constitutional amendment allowing states to enact same-sex marriage bans. “I personally believe that marriage is between one man and one woman,” Walker said Sunday on ABC News, answering a question about an upcoming Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. “If the court …

Hey, he’s only off by 97 years. But maybe this kind of math is what caused Wisconsin’s $2B deficit.

Yesterday’s Star Wars reference by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got washed out in all of the hoopla about Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina. Pity.

Via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: In what is believed to be a first in the nation, the Madison City Council has voted to amend the city’s equal opportunities ordinance to make “nonreligion” a protected class. The ordinance, which was approved Tuesday night, adds atheists to the official list of people who could face discrimination. It comes as Indiana is facing a …

In 2013 it was revealed that while the Archbishop of Milwaukee, now-Cardinal Timothy Dolan sought the Vatican’s permission to move that money into a cemetery fund in order to shield assets from the victims of sexual abuse. The Archdiocese declared bankruptcy in 2011. UPDATE: Here’s the AP’s report. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said Monday that …

The DNC reacted immediately: “If Scott Walker thinks that it’s appropriate to compare working people speaking up for their rights to brutal terrorists, then he is even less qualified to be president than I thought. Maybe he should go back to punting.”

The band is renowned for their ardent support of unions and the working class. Scott Walker is absolutely the last person who should be using their music.

Via the Pioneer Press: The legal team that successfully fought to overturn Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage is asking a federal court to award it nearly $1.25 million to cover attorney fees and costs associated with the case. The legal team, headed by the ACLU, sued in February to overturn a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on behalf of …

Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel, the GOP nominee for state Attorney General, says that he not only opposes same-sex marriage, he’d defend a ban on interracial marriage if one were on the books. Via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: For months, Schimel has said he would have defended the state’s ban on gay marriage in court because the attorney general is …

Via the Associated Press: Wisconsin’s Republican attorney general is conceding the fight to preserve the state’s gay marriage ban is over. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from five states, including Wisconsin, seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages. The order immediately ends delays on marriages in those states. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen had filed Wisconsin’s appeal in …

“The high court’s denial of our Wisconsin case and these other cases is profoundly disappointing. However, at some point the US Supreme Court will take a case on this issue. Wisconsin’s marriage amendment is on hold, but should the Court ultimately rule that the US Constitution does give the states the right to determine for themselves what marriage is, our …

Via USA Today: The Supreme Court refused to get involved in the national debate over same-sex marriage Monday, leaving intact lower court rulings that will legalize the practice in 11 additional states. The unexpected decision by the justices, announced without further explanation, immediately affects five states in which federal appeals courts had struck down bans against gay marriage: Virginia, Indiana, …

The New York Times reports on the “dueling” going on to be the legal team to argue for same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court. In a half-dozen briefs filed in recent weeks, some of the best lawyers in the nation spent many pages arguing that their case was the right one in which to establish a nationwide right to same-sex …

Via the Wall Street Journal: Mark your calendars: the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider its next steps on gay marriage when the justices meet for the first time since their summer break. The court on Wednesday listed gay marriage petitions from five states – Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin – for consideration at its Sept. 29 private conference. …

Clip recap: A massive victory for equality in Wisconsin and Indiana, with one of the most strongly-worded decisions yet. A judge in Louisiana has ruled against marriage equality, but there are some problems with his ruling. There are major oral arguments this week in multiple states, and more cases move closer to consideration by the US Supreme Court.

“In the 7th Circuit case, Judge Richard Posner crafted one of the most ideologically-driven and personally invested rulings I’ve ever read from a federal justice—and that’s saying something! Indeed, the craziest moments of Posner’s decision are not merely ludicrous and poorly reasoned, they’re scandalously offensive. For example, he insinuates that the people of Indiana and Wisconsin—whose marriage laws his decision …