Recent Updates
New WEC Complaint: Peters v. Goergen
In municipalities in which absentee ballots are processed at the polling place, voters should be able to bring their ballots directly to the officials who will count them. But due to vague language in the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s opinion in Teigen v. Wisconsin...
Law Forward Files Complaint with Office of Lawyer Regulation Against Former Justice Gableman
On March 2, 2023, Law Forward filed a complaint with the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) against Michael Gableman …
UPDATE: SCOTUS and Social Media
The law must catch up with social media so these platforms are not used as weapons to undermine democracy.
Celebrating Rosa Parks and reflecting on the limits of litigation
Today we reflect on Mrs. Parks’s legacy, and what she can teach us about the role of litigation and activism in making social change.
The State of our Democracy
Law Forward was joined by Gov. Evers and U.S. Senator Cory Booker, discussed the fight to protect and expand our democracy here in Wisconsin.
Law Forward rings the warning bell on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court spent its 2021–22 term systematically weakening our democracy. We at Law Forward have been struck by the sheer number and scope of cases that had dramatic implications.
Over the past decade, Wisconsin has become the nation’s primary testing ground for reactionary policies. Law Forward is a nonpartisan, nonprofit impact litigation firm committed to protecting and advancing democracy.
We convene national and local organizations with common goals, strategize with them on how they can use litigation to advance their missions and, where appropriate, represent them in court. Get updates on our work.