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The State Assembly misapplied the public interest balancing test when declining to disclose records related to a sexual harassment complaint filed against one of its members, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled.
Even Staush Gruszynski didn’t want this to happen. The former state Assembly representative from Green Bay is the subject of an ongoing legal battle over records regarding his sexual harassment of a female staffer. A judge ruled in late June that the Legislature violated the state’s open records law in denying media requesters access to these records; that decision is now being appealed, at taxpayer expense. But Gruszynski, who was defeated last year in a Democratic primary election after the allegations against him became known, says that, if it were up to him, the records the Assembly i...
Legislators wanted to keep harassment complaints secret. Gov. Tony Evers wisely vetoed a bill that would have done that. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This bill should never have gotten to the governor’s desk. State lawmakers wanted to create an exception for themselves that likely would have made it harder for the public to see records about colleagues accused of, or disciplined for, harassment. The measure would have formally created a human resources office for the state Legislature but also kept disciplinary records and complaints against lawmakers confidential. The propo...
AP, others win records lawsuit against Wisconsin legislators June 30, 2021 3:22 PM Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Associated Press and three other Wisconsin media outlets have won a lawsuit seeking records related to sexual harassment allegations against a former legislator. The outlets sued in March 2020 after then-Assembly Chief Clerk Pat Fuller refused their request for records related to a sexual harassment complaint against then-state Rep. Staush Gruszynski. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan B. Colas ruled Wednesday that Assembly leaders must release un...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Since 2017 Patch 3 hrs ago Karen Pilarski © Scott Anderson/Patch Three Wisconsin lawmakers are among more than 100 across the country now accused of sexual misconduct in the four years since the onset of the national “#MeToo” reckoning in 2017. MADISON, WI — Three Wisconsin lawmakers are among more than 100 across the country now accused of sexual misconduct in the four years since the onset of the national “#MeToo” reckoning in 2017, according to data collected by The Associated Press. The state lawmakers are amo...