Law Forward
Impact litigation firm working in the courts to strengthen democracy and restore Wisconsin's pragmatic progressive traditions. lawforward.org
- Law Forward filed an amicus brief with the WI Supreme Court defending Wisconsin’s Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant, a program shown to dramatically increase graduation rates for participating students. www.lawforward.org/law-forward-...
- On behalf of Common Cause, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, & the ACLU of WI filed a motion to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the WEC over its refusal to hand over confidential information about registered state voters www.lawforward.org/usa-v-wec/
- Wisconsin could be democracy’s best hope, says Law Forward's Jeff Mandell in @wisconsinexaminer.com This week marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, demanding that then-VP Pence overturn the will of the people. (1/3)
- Efforts to impose accountability for those responsible and those involved have largely ended — except in Wisconsin. (2/3)
- This means that Wisconsin has the opportunity, and the responsibility, to re-assert the rule of law, to ensure justice, and to bolster the foundations on which American democracy has been built over the past 250 years. Read the full article: wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/08/w...
- January 6th is a call to action for every American who witnessed how close our democracy came to toppling. We continue the fight to create a more resilient democracy and preserve our freedom to vote and have each and every vote counted. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/06/w...
- We are grateful to the supporters who make it all possible! Join us in the fights ahead in 2026 by making a small contribution today! www.lawforward.org/donate/
- Good run down of the two Congressional redistricting lawsuits in #Wisconsin by @jessieopie.bsky.social via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel www.jsonline.com/story/news/p... #endgerrymandering #fairmaps
- Thank you for joining us in the fight for our democracy!
- Confused about the two congressional redistricting lawsuits in #Wisconsin state court right now? Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social @civicmedia.us has a great break down of the two cases. (1/3)
- “The idea of an anti-competitive gerrymander is if the parties sit down and basically carve up a map in a way that makes safe districts for the political parties…" (2/3)
- "-they’re taking the choices, the decisions away from the voters because the individual votes don’t really matter because the districts are safe,” says Law Forward’s Doug Poland. #endgerrymandering substack.com/@recombobula...
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court should disbar Michael Gableman, he earned it — explains Law Forward’s Jeff Mandell in Wisconsin State Journal @madison.com madison.com/opinion/colu...
- Read the op-ed: www.lawforward.org/disbar-gable...
- The data is in: Wisconsin finally has fair state legislative maps! A new statistical analysis shows that in November 2024, for the first time in 14 years, voters cast their ballots to elect state legislators in districts that were not gerrymandered to provide candidates, (1/3)
- -based solely on their partisan affiliation, an advantage significant enough to violate voters’ constitutional rights. This milestone didn’t happen by chance. (2/3)
- It followed years of hard-fought litigation by Law Forward and its partners restoring voters’ constitutional right to choose their representatives. That battle continues with our fight for fair congressional maps. Read our summary of this history and more. (3/3) www.lawforward.org/wi-neutral-a...
- "The ultimate goal is to have fair maps here in Wisconsin,” said Jeff Mandell said on UPFRONT. "We do believe that voters are disenfranchised every time that we go to the polls without #fairmaps.” www.wisn.com/article/wisc...
- Law Forward played a critical role in exposing the fraudulent electors' scheme. Our civil suit uncovered documents that proved the scheme was cooked up in #Wisconsin before being spread to other states, resulting in an attack on the US Capitol. (1/2)
- Now, key architects of the scheme are facing criminal accountability in a Wisconsin courtroom today. Good rundown from the @csmonitor.bsky.social (2/2) www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
- TODAY #SCOTUS weighs challenge to campaign spending limits in JD Vance case. We are proud to represent @russfeingold.bsky.social as amicus, learn more via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion. www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...
- Read the op-ed: www.lawforward.org/wi-campaign-...
- There is no credible evidence that noncitizen voting impacts U.S. elections, yet the federal Dept. of Homeland Security is expanding the SAVE system to centralize sensitive personal data and use unreliable records to verify voter eligibility. (1/2) www.lawforward.org/save-system-...
- Election security should protect voters, not put their rights at risk. Law Forward has formally opposed these changes to safeguard privacy and the fundamental right to vote. (2/2) www.lawforward.org/save-system-...
- Law Forward is proud to represent former WI Senator @russfeingold.bsky.social as amicus in this case, which will be heard by #SCOTUS tomorrow via @mgroppe.bsky.social @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
- @wisconsinwatch.org details spending in our court races with stunning charts & graphs. “A quarter-century ago, the total cost of every state Supreme Court race in the country reached an unprecedented $45.6 million. Yet in 2025, spending on a single WI SupremeCourt seat exceeded $114.2 million.”
- Five years ago, with long-standing threats to democracy and fair representation intensifying and unchecked power rewriting Wisconsin’s rules, Doug and Jeff set out to build a force to fight back and win! That vision became Law Forward. (1/3)
- Voter by voter, case by case we determined to rebuild a democracy where Wisconsinites could participate in free, fair elections and know their voices matter. (2/3)
- We overturned the partisan gerrymander of the legislature, we exposed the fraudulent electors and held Michael Gableman accountable, we overturned Act 10 in circuit court. Our work continues! This #GIVINGTUESDAY please consider supporting our nonprofit team! (3/3) www.lawforward.org/donate/
- Good news! The Wisconsin Supreme Court gave the green light to our Congressional redistricting case appointing a three-judge panel. We are ready to litigate #FairMaps for Wisconsin! More via @cbs58.bsky.social #endgerrymandering www.cbs58.com/news/wiscons...
- Today, the WI Supreme Court appointed a panel of three circuit court judges to hear a lawsuit we filed challenging Wisconsin’s congressional districts as an anti-competitive gerrymander. (1/2) apnews.com/article/wisc...
- We prevailed on all contested issues before the Court, and we look forward to arguing the case, prevailing on the merits, and delivering competitive congressional maps for the voters of Wisconsin! #endgerrymandering #fairmaps (2/2) apnews.com/article/wisc...
- Law Forward was grateful to be honored at the Wisconsin Civic Power Table’s inaugural Celebration of Partners with the 'Forward Award.' It was wonderful to be in the company of so many powerful organizations who work collaboratively to advance democracy in Wisconsin.
- Vanessa Kjeldsen on @wmtv15news.com details how numerous overseas Madison voters were not notified that their ballots were not counted after the Nov. 2024 election. We are proud to represent these voters in a class action lawsuit currently underway www.wmtv15news.com/2025/11/18/m...
- Are we stuck inside a doom loop? Where the two-party system incentivizes politicians toward more extreme positions & away from pragmatic compromise? Two experts discuss how fusion voting may help @madison.com madison.com/opinion/colu...
- The UW Law School @law.wisc.edu is hosting a conference this Fri. on fusion voting. The gathering is timely. We have a lawsuit in Dane Co. Court seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, which has been in effect since 1897. More via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/fu...
- We honor those who have served and the generations of veterans whose service expanded our democracy. Did you know that Civil War soldiers helped establish absentee voting in Wisconsin? Their legacy lives on in every vote cast.
- Here in Wisconsin, the architects of the fake-elector scheme continue to face criminal charges. Learn more via @wisconsinexaminer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/trump...
- In response to today’s revelation of the fraudulent elector #pardons, @jeffmandell.bsky.social, President and General Counsel of Law Forward, observed: “Many are dismissing these pardons as merely symbolic. That misses the point. (1/6)
- While the pardon has little immediate effect, its purpose is emblematic: sending an unmistakable message that this White House disdains democracy & will assist, in word & deed, any effort, no matter how extreme & outrageous, to cling to power regardless of election results. (2/6)
- Rather than preventing future abuses, the President encourages them with these offensive federal pardons. These pardons, like those earlier extended to the January 6th insurrectionists, invite those who would attack our Republic and dismantle our democracy to keep at it. (3/6)
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View full threadArchitects of the fraudulent-elector scheme are still facing criminal accountability in #Wisconsin. (6/6) www.wpr.org/news/kaul-ad...
- WILL is back at it complaining to the US DOJ about WI voter rolls. “This is just more fearmongering. WILL has been trying to purge the voter rolls for years,” said Jeff Mandell of Law Forward. (1/3) wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/03/r...
- “They have been upset about the voter rolls and insisting without evidence the voter rolls are wrong. Now they’re jumping onto the latest piece of this and skepticism about proof of citizenship." (2/3)
- "There is still no evidence, no one has been able to show any incidence of non-citizen voting. If the rolls were as error-filled as WILL’s latest suggestions insist, that wouldn’t be true.” (3/3) wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/03/r...
- Here we go again. Bill to ban ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin gets a hearing in the Capitol today. Drop boxes are a safe secure way to cast your vote used by municipalities across the state and the nation. Learn more: madison.com/news/state-r...
- #ElectionHeroDay is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the work that election officials, their staff, and poll workers do to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all eligible voters!
- Only eligible electors should vote in government elections. True. Ensuring that happens is an important government function. Also true. But does noncitizen voting actually threaten our election results? No. Learn more from attorneys at Law Forward — www.lawforward.org/wisconsin-vo...
