States: Wisconsin

Police Begin Fingerprinting on Traffic Stops If you’re caught speeding or playing your music too loud, or other crimes for which you might receive a citation, Green Bay police officers will ask for your drivers license and your finger. You’ll be fingerprinted right there on the spot. The fingerprint appears right next to the amount of the fine. Source: WBAY TV (online), December 2007 ‘Holiday’ tree axed in favor of ‘Christmas’ City officials in Milwaukee, Wis., have uprooted a decade-long tradition and have decided to rechange the name of its @quot;holiday tree" to a "Christmas tree." Source: WorldNetDaily, October 26, 2006 Sexual-orientation questions cause stir at Port high school Parents are angry and school leaders are promising action in response to a "Heterosexual Questionnaire," approved by two teachers, that asked students questions such as: "If you have never slept with someone of your same gender, then how do you know you wouldn’t prefer it?" Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15, 2006 Legislators request Lautenschlager’s opinion in Eau Claire controversy Twenty-five Wisconsin legislators sent a letter to Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager Wednesday, asking her legal opinion on a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire policy, which they feel may be unconstitutional. The policy, which first made headlines earlier this month, prohibits resident assistants from leading Bible studies in their residence halls. Source: Badger-Herald, November 17, 2005 Cops stop fingerprinting traffic violators With public fears of a police state being created in Green Bay, Wis., law enforcement authorities are dropping a new policy where officers collected fingerprints from traffic violators. Source: WorldNetDaily, January 13, 2005 School district backs down, will allow Christmas cards After the threat of a lawsuit, which was to be filed today, a school district in Wisconsin has backed down from its policy prohibiting Christian students from distributing Christmas cards that include the religious origins of the candy cane.