Wisconsin Updates Privacy Law Covering Judges
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed a bill amending a state law protecting the privacy of judges, according to a Monday update on the legislature’s website.
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The new law passed the legislature in June (see 2506250019). SB-169 makes changes to the existing law's provisions, “including those relating to the procedure for submitting a written request, the prohibition against publicly posting or displaying a judicial officer’s personal information, the requirement that an operator of a land records website establish an opt-out process, and the enforcement mechanisms,” said a summary.
More state lawmakers have shown interest in bills like New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law in the wake of the shooting deaths last month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife (see 2507030055).
Illinois Rep. Daniel Didech (D) filed a bill (HB-4084) on Saturday that would expand the scope of his state's Judicial Privacy Act beyond judges to also cover state executive and legislative officers.