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Prepared by: Peggy Hurley, Senior Staff Attorney March 28, 2024
2023 Wisconsin Act 234
[2023 Assembly Bill 965]
Protesting at or Near the Home
of a Judge or Justice
This act prohibits picketing, parading, or demonstrating at or near a judge’s home with the intent to
interfere with, obstruct, or impede the administration of justice or with the intent to influence a judge in
the discharge of the judge’s duties. A person who does so is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and subject
to a fine not to exceed $10,000, a term of imprisonment not to exceed nine months, or both.
The act defines “judge” as a person who currently is or who formerly was a Supreme Court justice, court
of appeals judge, circuit court judge, municipal judge, tribal judge, temporary or permanent reserve
judge, or circuit, supplemental, or municipal court commissioner.
Effective date: March 29, 2024
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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