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>> In Saint Croix County.
I'm Erica Ayisi for "Here&

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Now".
>> This week "Here& Now",

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senior political reporter
Zac Schultz sat down with

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the two candidates for the
Wisconsin Supreme Court

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election, Appellate Court
Judge Maria Lazar and

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Appellate Court Judge Chris
Taylor. Over the next two

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weeks, we'll have extended
interviews with the

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candidates. But this week,
we wanted to show you their

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reactions to some questions
about ICE enforcement in

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Minneapolis.
>> There's obviously a lot

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of controversy over ICE's
engagements in Minnesota

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right now. There's
speculation that that could

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be moving to Wisconsin.
What role would the

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Wisconsin court system have
when we've heard some local

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law enforcement say they
will not work with federal

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officials, some say they
will work with when it

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comes to protesters rights.
How do you see Wisconsin

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courts getting involved in
this, or is this strictly a

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federal issue?
the circumstances. You

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never want to see anyone
injured or lose their life.

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That's a tragedy in all
respects, in every case.

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But I think that cooler
heads have to prevail.

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There is a right to First
Amendment freedom of speech,

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but I also believe that
this is an excellent

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example of why we need our
courts. In this case, it's

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probably federal courts,
but why we need our courts

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to be fair, impartial and
independent, to look at the

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facts, to make a reasoned,
calm decision, and to do so

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fairly, unjustly.
>> Certainly. I will tell

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you, Zach, as I go out
around the state, I think

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that Wisconsinites are
really concerned by what

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they're seeing in Minnesota.
They're afraid, and I don't

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blame them. Courts, state
courts must make sure that

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every person who violates
the law is held accountable.

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So in Minnesota, they
should do their full and

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fair investigation, and
then they will make a

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decision that state about
whether criminal charges

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will be brought and they
should be able to do that.

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So yes, state courts
absolutely could be

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involved because criminal
charges are brought in

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state courts. Typically
nobody is above the law.

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The Constitution applies to
everyone. And so I think

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that we will see some
involvement or potentially

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see involvement if there
are criminal charges filed

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in the Minnesota state
courts. And that could

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happen here in Wisconsin as
well.

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>> And there was a
statement by the FBI

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director, Kash Patel, over
the weekend saying, you

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can't bring a firearm
loaded to any kind of

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protest that you want. I
want to get your reaction

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to whether that is a true
statement, in the sense

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that the First Amendment
and the Second Amendment.

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>> I would have no idea
what those rules are with

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regard to federal rules
about bringing a firearm. I

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think you're violating
possibly the Second

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Amendment, where people
have the right to conceal

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carry their right to open
carry. I wouldn't comment

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on his statement at all
whatsoever.

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>> Well, I don't know all
of the laws that the state

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of Minnesota, but I believe
they do have a concealed

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carry law. So, you know,
this investigation of what

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exactly happened in this
scenario will play out and

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we will find out a lot more,
and we will see if

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Minnesota makes the
decision on how they're

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going to act. Are criminal
charges going to be brought

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or other charges going to
be brought? But I don't

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specifically know all the
laws in Minnesota. But what

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I would say is everyone
should support a full and

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complete investigation into
what occurred and if there

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has been unlawful activity.
People need to be held

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accountable. But I want to
make sure that Minnesota

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has that ability to do
their investigation and

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make their conclusions
before I jump to any

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conclusions. But my gosh,
conclusions. But my gosh,