September 27, 2019: Wisconsin Eye Wisconsin Eye has posted a brief 3 minute snapshot of the Thompson Center’s Founding Fathers conference, featuring clips of each of our speakers.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Shows No Sign of Slowing Down Amid Health Scares
September 5, 2019: The Hill Director Owens had comments featured relating to the travel of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a recent article. The article describes Justice Ginsburg’s frequent appearances in public and …
Ex-Offenders Under Watch
July 2, 2019: The Badger Institute The Badger Institute has just released a report entitled “Ex-offenders under watch.” The first part of this report was written by UW Law Professor and Thompson Center Faculty Advisory …
To Protect Liberty, the Supreme Court Must Apply Nondelegation Doctrine
July 1, 2019: The Hill Director Owens has written an article calling for the Supreme Court to uphold and apply the non-delegation doctrine, which says congress can not pass its administrative responsibilities on to different …
The Supreme Court has overturned more than 200 of its own decisions. Here’s what it could mean for Roe V. Wade
May 29, 2019 : CNN Politics Director Owens contributed to an article written by CNN on the Supreme Court’s experience with overturning previous Court decisions. The article discusses the motivation of the Court when it …
Wisconsin Must Undertake Transportation Reform
May 20, 2019: Kenosha News and LaCrosse Tribune Tommy Thompson has written an article about the need for transportation funding in Wisconsin stressing the importance of leadership and bipartisan cooperation in addressing the issue. Lacrosse …
Suspense Builds for Supreme Court Moves on Abortion/LGBT cases
May 9, 2019: The Hill Thompson Center Director Ryan Owens was interviewed for a story for The Hill discussing the U.S. Supreme Court and the upcoming choices the Court is faced with making, possibly in …
Governor Evers First 100 Days
April 24, 2019: WisconsinEye Madison Political Science Professor Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership Director …
Tommy Thompson: GOP, Democrats Should Start Transportation Discussions Now
April 22, 2019: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Former Governor Tommy G. Thompson gave an interview addressing the need for a transportation deal in Wisconsin and discussed the Thompson Center Future of Transportation in WI conference.
Lessons and Thoughts on Tuesday’s Election
April 4, 2019 : WisPolitics.com Thompson Center Director Ryan Owens has written a review of the April 2 WI Supreme Court election and what can be learned from how it unfolded.