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August 30, 2011

Ann Walsh Bradley is a Decidedly Unjust Justice
— Gabriel Malor

The investigative file on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Prosser/Bradley altercation was released last week. It makes clear that this should have been called just the "Bradley altercation." Justice Bradley's claim against Justice Prosser was entirely fictional. She made it up.

Justice Bradley charged at Prosser. Justice Bradley raised her fist to him. Justice Bradley had to be restrained by a third Justice to keep her off of Prosser. All interviewees, including Bradley, told investigators that Prosser's part was simply to raise his hands in self-defense. The so-called "chokehold" that Bradley told the press about (but not the police, notably) never happened.

William Jacobson over at Legal Insurrection has a definitive review of the investigative file. Read it. Bradley apparently had no problem lying to journalists to try and destroy Prosser's career. No doubt she wanted sympathy from credulous partisans after her embarrassing and unprofessional attack on Prosser.

And she's not letting a little thing like the truth stop her now. Jacobson notes:

Bradley has continued to use the theme of workplace safety even after the charges were dropped against Prosser, in this statement she released:

This is and remains an issue of workplace safety.
My focus from the outset has not been one of criminal prosecution, but rather addressing workplace safetyÂ….
I well understand the difficulty of gaining any criminal conviction. The prosecutionÂ’s burden of proof is very heavy, as it should beÂ….
With the potential for prosecution now eliminated, I will renew my efforts to seek the cooperation of my colleagues on the court to resolve this progressive workplace safety issue.

Why, yes, it is a progressive workplace safety issue. It's quite clear that Justice Bradley and her anger management issues are the source of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's progressive risk of physical altercation. Bradley has no self-control and is a danger to her colleagues, her clerks, and her staff. Certainly if I were clerking for her, I'd never let myself be alone in a room with her with the door closed. There's no telling what physical abuses she would resort to. Worse, she has no compunctions about lying about it afterwards.

Prosser's only saving grace was that Bradley lost control in a room crowded with witnesses.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 03:27 AM | Comments (76)
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1 She was cagey enough to *not* exactly lie to the police though (and thus get herself charged with a crime). Funny that the media's not really reporting that bit of information here in WI. I mean, you'd expect (if they were honest...ha!) them to say, "Her police statement was X, which means that the statements she made to the press were mistaken." or something to that effect (and I'm being generous).

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 03:29 AM (sxq57)

2 Judges there are elected right? Also, can she be impeached?

Posted by: Vic at August 30, 2011 03:30 AM (M9Ie6)

3 #2 She could be recalled. But the problem is that we've just had 8 recall elections here, and people are ready to be done with the constant elections for a while...I don't think it'd go through right now.

She's up for re-election in 2014 I think.

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 03:35 AM (sxq57)

4 Proggs are Suckers of Cock.

Posted by: toby928™ at August 30, 2011 03:38 AM (GTbGH)

So it's come to this. The libtard judges can physically attack others without even losing their jobs, let alone being jailed. What does it take to see some repercussions? The drawing of blood? Would even that be enough?

I once joked that Obie could kill people out on the White House lawn and nothing would happen. Looks like that was no joke...

Posted by: Reactionary at August 30, 2011 03:40 AM (xUM1Q)

6 Bah, 'facts' are unimportant. Social justice is all that matters.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at August 30, 2011 03:40 AM (FkKjr)

7 I'm saddened that I'm not shocked by this judge's willfulness to manipulate and lie. I am even more sad that I'm no longer out raged.

Posted by: dogfish at August 30, 2011 03:40 AM (N2yhW)

8 This broad needs to be bounced off the bench and bounced HARD.

Posted by: TexBob at August 30, 2011 03:47 AM (7cXE7)

Don't worry. The state bar will no doubt punish her severely. I'm joking, of course. As a member of the Texas Bar, I know the type and political inclinations of who runs state bar associations. I imagine the Wisconsin Bar is a 1000x worse.

She was smart enough not to lie to the police, which would be a crime. It's no crime to lie to journalists, particularly when they will never question you anyway.

Someone should file a complaint about her with the State Bar, though nothing will come of it. She deserves to be suspended, if not disbarred. Prosser should file a defamation suit, though I don't imagine he will.

Posted by: Jingo at August 30, 2011 03:48 AM (mdwWR)

10 If Prosser raised her hands in defense, is that not assault?

Posted by: dogfish playing an attorney at August 30, 2011 03:50 AM (N2yhW)

11 #6 Things here in WI feel pretty ugly right now. The lefties are *really* pissed off and throwing some major tantrums right now. To me it feels like things could become violent with very little prodding. I hope I'm wrong, but that feels like where things are heading. It's really not good.
Contributing to this is the failure of law enforcement to do much of anything about the lefties becoming more violent and destroying property...it's pretty worrisome.

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 03:50 AM (sxq57)

12 You keep using this word "justice". I don't think it means what you think it means.

Posted by: Mr Fever Head at August 30, 2011 04:00 AM (ZgvjV)

13 Hey GMan, sounds like some progressive nose flattening is in order.

Posted by: Some dope at August 30, 2011 04:02 AM (Z9YnM)

14 Yes, yes, we know the facts, but the feelings of the poor progg darlings are always the primary driver of post-modernist policy decision - making.
Bad bad Walker, bad bad Prosser.

Hahahaha, but seriously, imagine that this occurs in Wisconsin. Skidmarks Asserman Schultz, Dean, Axelrod must be losing lots of sleep.

Posted by: dr kill at August 30, 2011 04:04 AM (le5qc)

15 #14 Oh, law enforcement would jump on anyone doing *that*. But if you're committing acts of vandalism/violence/intimidation in the name of "workers' rights" then you're A-OK.

Although the Milwaukee County Sheriff seems like he's doing his job...which is a good thing. And the state patrol seems to be ok, but it's some local PD's that appear to have taken sides.

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 04:04 AM (sxq57)

16 If you haven't read the police report, you can get it at Althouse's blog. (The blogging software is rejecting my attempts to link directly to it, so you'll have to hunt it down yourself on page three or so of her blog). She links to the actual report itself (a PDF of about 70 pages) and gives her own analysis. Very interesting reading indeed, and great ammo for arguing about the incident with people who have read only one-sided accounts. (It's pretty clear from the police report exactly what happened, and there are some stunning gaps in what Justice Bradley says and, more importantly, DOESN'T say. Also of interest is the point where Prosser absolutely refuses to talk to Bradley without witnesses present, for his own protection. Now why would he react that way...?)

Posted by: Robin Munn at August 30, 2011 04:07 AM (Vz4w5)

17 Sorry it has to you, gman, but this entire mess is the opening move in a match that will last at least 20 more years.

Posted by: dr kill at August 30, 2011 04:07 AM (le5qc)

She will lose it on somebody again. Now that the mask has slipped and people see that she is easily rattled she will have a target on her back. My guess is she will be looking over both shoulders moving forward...this story isn't close to being finished.

Posted by: John C at August 30, 2011 04:07 AM (urSXp)

19 This"lady" is still a judge? That's outrageous.

Posted by: Paris Paramus at August 30, 2011 04:08 AM (kfz40)

20 David Clark, the Milwaukee County sherrif is a good conservative. He is a law and order type of guy. He is black whick makes the libs crazy.

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 30, 2011 04:08 AM (ZDUD4)

21 Bradley claims the precipitating event for her was Prosser telling the Chief Justice that he lacked confidence in her leadership. Had I been Prosser, I would have said after the assault: "And this incident is exactly why I lack confidence in your leadership."

Posted by: Cobalt Shiva at August 30, 2011 04:09 AM (Il+6V)

22 Leftism is a mental disorder.

Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at August 30, 2011 04:09 AM (iRlbA)

23 ... Or you could follow the links at Legal Insurrection. That works too. :-)

Posted by: Robin Munn at August 30, 2011 04:09 AM (Vz4w5)

24 Funny, I just checked DKos and after weeks of salivating over the prospect of Judge Prosser being frog-marched out of the statehouse in handcuffs, impeached and removed from the bench, and then Scott Walker's fascist teabagging Nazi agenda being reversed by judicial fiat (a theory I never really understood because Walker would have named Proseer's replacement, but hey, these are Kostards we're talking about), they suddenly have nothing to say about this sorry spectacle.

Posted by: Blacksheep at August 30, 2011 04:10 AM (Yd5KG)

25 The "difficulty of gaining criminal conviction" and "proof" issues are usually because no one saw what happened between two people.

But this event happened in front of a number of other justices.

Posted by: Synova at August 30, 2011 04:13 AM (P0X9Q)

26 Bradley also has a history of this kind of physical bullying...She smacked one of the other justices upside his head for referring to the chief justice by her first name...

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 04:18 AM (sxq57)

Democrat Justice = You'll never hear about this again.

Had the findings gone the other way: Nightly News with Brian Williams

Posted by: Spell Caster at August 30, 2011 04:20 AM (z82lw)

28 "Truth? You can't handle the truth!"

Posted by: Colonel Nathan R. Jessep at August 30, 2011 04:21 AM (i3+c5)

29 Posted by: Blacksheep at August 30, 2011 08:10 AM (Yd5KG) Yeah, no mention of Warren Buffet's little tax issues there either. If it makes their side look bad, it doesn't exist.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at August 30, 2011 04:25 AM (nxptv)

30 2 Vic,

she would only be impeached if the majority of Swissconsin didn't cheer her antics...

Posted by: sven10077 at August 30, 2011 04:28 AM (AEIYh)

31 they are imploding...........

Posted by: phoenixgirl at August 30, 2011 04:29 AM (eOXTH)

32 It's not Democratic justice, its Revolutionary Justice. Which, like Revolutionary Truth, is totally subjective based on the needs of the Revolution.

Posted by: Alex #11 at August 30, 2011 04:30 AM (5qvhG)

33 At least she didn't attack him with a fish! LOL

Posted by: Isophorone at August 30, 2011 04:30 AM (Qt9tO)

34 #31 Oh, they don't. At least not anymore. As evidenced by the fact that the dems *still* are out of power in the state.

The *system* itself is still infested with them, but the wield no legislative or executive control over the state government. They had a shot to take back the senate with their recalls, but fell short (after spending 31 million dollars even). So, yeah, I think people might be getting fed up.

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 04:30 AM (sxq57)

I once joked that Obie could kill people out on the White House lawn and nothing would happen. Looks like that was no joke...

As always, the Onion is there first.

Posted by: alexthechick at August 30, 2011 04:31 AM (VtjlW)

36 Prosser should get a restraining order, preventing her from coming to work.

Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 04:31 AM (JjNG+)

37 35 GMan,

while I acknowledge that you are correct in the current situation I get the feeling the moderates who FINALLY said "enough" to the People's Republic of Cheeseland are wavering....

here's hoping I am happily incorrect

Posted by: sven10077 at August 30, 2011 04:31 AM (AEIYh)

38 In college I saw a girl attack a guy outside a bar. Big guy. She was going absolutely berserk, swinging wildly, clawing at his face, etc. He looked really uncomfortable as he kept blocking and backing up, but she just would not quit. He looked really miserable when he finally flicked a jab into her snot locker and knocked her down. Now, he used the absolute minimum force necessary to protect himself, but when the cops got there, the first thing they did was cuff him.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 30, 2011 04:37 AM (XE2Oo)

39 39 EoJ,

yeah I've seen that type of stuff before....

in a sane world she'd be charged with disorder in the court at a minimum.....

where is this "sane world" I have not seen it in a long, long time

Posted by: sven10077 at August 30, 2011 04:38 AM (AEIYh)

40 Let me translate the prog-speak, "progressive workplace safety" = Union power

Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 04:41 AM (JjNG+)

41 41 Jean,

maybe....I think in this case it means "win or lose we own you"

Posted by: sven10077 at August 30, 2011 04:44 AM (AEIYh)

42 So, we'll get a Violence Against Men Act passed and funded anytime now, right?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 30, 2011 04:45 AM (4q5tP)

43 Prosser really knows how to press their buttons doesnt he.

Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 04:47 AM (JjNG+)

44 So, we'll get a Violence Against Men Act passed and funded anytime now, right?

Absolutely!

Wait, did you mean a law against violence toward men?

Posted by: Lefties at August 30, 2011 04:48 AM (FkKjr)

45 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

That said: I wish I could say I was surprised by any of this. About the only thing that keeps me sane is know that, one way or the other, there will be justice done- in this world or the next.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 30, 2011 04:50 AM (8y9MW)

46 Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 08:47 AM (JjNG+)

Yes, it's called "Being male and having (non-liberal) principles."

The first part is bad enough, but can be overlooked if you give yourself over to enough self-hatred (for your evil male-ness) and hold sufficiently liberal "principles."

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 30, 2011 04:52 AM (8y9MW)

47 O/T, but the stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure -- and, don't forget, Traitor-in-Chief -- has issued "guidelines" so we peons will know how to commemorate 9/11 this year.

WARNING: This is a NYT link!

http://nyti.ms/onC6WK

The best way to observe 9/11 would be to throw the America-hating scum out of D.C. in a top-to-bottom housecleaning.

Posted by: MrScribbler at August 30, 2011 04:54 AM (YjjrR)

48 AllenG - forgot white

Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 04:56 AM (JjNG+)

49 I am quite certain that those folks screaming for Prosser's head will now condemn Bradley. In 1... 2... 3... Hmmm. Silence. My internet must be broken.

Posted by: Mr Fever Head at August 30, 2011 04:57 AM (ZgvjV)

50 Posted by: MrScribbler at August 30, 2011 08:54 AM (YjjrR)

I was only able to get through about 4 paragraphs of that before I could feel my blood pressure rising.

God forgive me, but I hate that man with a hot, hot hate.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 30, 2011 04:57 AM (8y9MW)

51 Funny thing is, she never minded me calling her "sugartits" back when we were fucking. Women.

Posted by: David Prosser at August 30, 2011 04:58 AM (9CM5J)

52 Posted by: Jean at August 30, 2011 08:56 AM (JjNG+)

Whoops. You're right. I did. Of course that's just an exacerbating circumstance. Man is bad enough, white man is worse.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 30, 2011 04:58 AM (8y9MW)

53 Recap of the events, here.

Posted by: The Most Pugnacious of the Drunks at August 30, 2011 05:03 AM (m0OrU)

54 7 Bah, 'facts' are unimportant. Social justice is all that matters.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at August 30, 2011 07:40 AM (FkKjr)

iSi! Blood must be spilled and lies must be told for the greater good during the Revolution, comrade!

Posted by: Ernesto "Che" Guevera at August 30, 2011 05:04 AM (cv5Iw)

55 DOOM! Ahoy.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 30, 2011 05:05 AM (8y9MW)

Leftwingers lie. Progressives lie. It's what they do.

Posted by: Lemon Kitten at August 30, 2011 05:06 AM (0fzsA)

Jeebus, political hacks on the court? The duece you say!!

Is there any institution that has not be corrupted by partisan politics? I guess this is what happens when objective metrics of behavior are diluted with social justice. Less justice, more lawyers.

Posted by: Sub-Tard at August 30, 2011 05:11 AM (0M3AQ)

58 OT: This gem is from MrScribbler's link at #48:

One significant new theme is in both sets of documents: Government officials are to warn that Americans must be prepared for another attack Â— and must, in response, be resilient in recovering from the loss.

We must be resilient in recovering from the loss? Here's and idea, how about the WH spend time preventing another attack instead of putting this crap out? Remember this is from President Gutsy Call, who took only 16 hours to find his guts.

Posted by: Retread at August 30, 2011 05:15 AM (BO5ap)

59 Prosser should file a defamation suit, though I don't imagine he will.

Posted by: Jingo at August 30, 2011 07:48 AM (mdwWR)

That's what is killing us

Posted by: that's not my fish at August 30, 2011 05:23 AM (hTipX)

60 #38 sven10077

I don't know. I suspect that's slightly less of a danger. What seems to be likely is that the areas that actually implemented Act 10 (the bill that has all the idiots in an uproar) will do much better, financially and tax-wise. Those people will see results. *That's* why the left went all out on attacks right off the bat. If they give Walker's agenda time to work, and it's successful, they'll be done. That's why they threw everything they could at Prosser, and it didn't stick.

You could be right though. I hope not, but you could be.

Posted by: GMan at August 30, 2011 05:28 AM (sxq57)

61 Ok, wtf. Obama wants to make the 9/11 anniversary about us recognizing global terrorism. Am I the only one who takes this to mean he doesn't want us yokels waving any American flags?

Posted by: Lauren at August 30, 2011 05:35 AM (VKD8C)

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Posted by: Acceptable Loss AudioBook at August 30, 2011 05:39 AM (A1vu2)

I find the best thing to do, when a woman tries to get aggressive and intimidating with you, stepping up in your face, raising her fists and voice, like you might expect from a guy about to start a fight, is to smirk.

Drives them fucking nuts.

Which usually causes me to start laughing.

Posted by: Entropy at August 30, 2011 06:03 AM (IsLT6)

Prosser should file a defamation suit, though I don't imagine he will.

Posted by: Jingo at August 30, 2011 07:48 AM (mdwWR)

Prosser is the bigger man.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 30, 2011 06:24 AM (4q5tP)

65 I love how Justice Bradley explains calling Justice Prosser "buddy."

"Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

No, Justice Bradley, that just makes you sound like an idiot harpie.

Posted by: Theresa D., TPT at August 30, 2011 06:31 AM (Zgfnd)

Ent:

Smirk and tell them, "That's so cute!"

Be prepared to run.

Posted by: spongeworthy at August 30, 2011 06:52 AM (rplL3)

Prosser should file a defamation suit, though I don't imagine he will.

Posted by: Jingo at August 30, 2011 07:48 AM (mdwWR)

Prosser is the bigger man.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 30, 2011 10:24 AM (4q5tP)

But that does not work. We have to fight back. The Commiecrats must have their tactics turned against them.

Posted by: Curmudgeon at August 30, 2011 06:57 AM (ujg0T)

68 Seriously, there must be some way to get this Bradley bitch, make her suffer, politically and otherwise. She must be made to pay.

Posted by: Curmudgeon at August 30, 2011 07:05 AM (ujg0T)

69 Ethics complaint.

Posted by: rdbrewer at August 30, 2011 07:09 AM (SleRV)

70 "Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

Fuckin' A right it does. Now shave that beard...

Posted by: Buddy Rich at August 30, 2011 07:14 AM (KZi9D)

71 "Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

Woof!

Posted by: Buddy Clinton at August 30, 2011 07:14 AM (KZi9D)

72 "Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

Here y'are, baby. Take this, wipe the lipstick off, slide over here next to me, and let's get started.

Posted by: Buddy Love at August 30, 2011 07:16 AM (KZi9D)

73 "Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

Rave On!

Posted by: Buddy Holly at August 30, 2011 07:18 AM (KZi9D)

74 "Â…. Justice Bradley said, Â“Buddy puts me in control and them in the diminutive.Â”

And helps me through Them Changes...

Posted by: Buddy Miles at August 30, 2011 07:19 AM (KZi9D)

75 Never meet skank alone. Remember what your mama taught'ya.

Posted by: Occam's Tool at August 30, 2011 11:15 AM (OcQfO)

76 She should let herself be hanged to prove she obeys the law.

Posted by: billy budd at September 01, 2011 07:44 AM (Ou4YC)

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