Dane County Judge Awards Legal Fees to Watchdog Group in Second Open Records Case

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 -- 9:00 AM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) A Dane County judge says the state will have to pay legal fees in another open records case against the ongoing Republican elections probe.

On Monday, Dane County Judge Frank Remington ruled that the Office of Special Counsel, led by former state Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman, will have to pay 163-thousand dollars in legal fees to watchdog non-profit American Oversight. That funding will be coming from tax dollars.

Last week, Dane County Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn ruled against Speaker Robin Vos's office in a similar case. In both cases, attorneys for the Republicans attempted to argue that American Oversight did not deserve legal fees because it's a non-profit.

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