Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Court hopefuls to debate on Internet

Dee J. Hall reports in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Justice Louis Butler and Burnett County Circuit Judge Michael Gableman will square off during a one-hour Internet radio debate hosted by a UW-Milwaukee student.

It's scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today on Panther Talk Live.
The debate is thought to be the first of its kind in a Wisconsin political race, said Kyle Duerstein, the journalism student who is hosting the program. Listeners will be able to hear the candidates debate and call in with questions.

(via WisPolitics)

Update: WisPolitics reports Butler, Gableman clash on law enforcement credentials in first Supreme Court debate

Update 2: The Associated Press reports in the LaCrosse Tribune, January 30, 2008, Judicial activism, clean campaigning focus of spirited debate
(via Judicial Campaign Watch)

Update 3: Emily Smolarek reported in The Badger Herald, January 30, 2008, Online state Supreme Court debate turns fiery