Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate focuses on parade crash
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate focuses on parade crash

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative candidate in a pivotal race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is using video images of an SUV that drove through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people, in her first television ad of the race released Thursday. Dorow is one of four candidates, and one of two conservatives, in the race for an open state Supreme Court seat that will determine whether the court remains under conservative control or flips to liberals. The state Supreme Court is expected to eventually decide a pending legal challenge to Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning abortions, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The other two candidates are former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and liberal Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell.

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Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state’s highest court on the line. AP AUDIO: Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is once …

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control
8 months, 1 week ago

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving current Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and member of its liberal majority announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight for control of the battleground state’s highest court. At least two current liberal judges — Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford and state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor — are …

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement

Salon  

One year after a closely-watched election tipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court towards a 4-3 liberal majority, the impending retirement of a liberal justice, Ann Walsh Bradley, is teeing off another battle for control of the state's highest court. Conservatives long held the reins of legislative and judicial power in Wisconsin until the most expensive state Supreme Court campaign in U.S. …

Wisconsin doctor who sued to protect abortion access joins congressional race
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin doctor who sued to protect abortion access joins congressional race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Two Republicans, state Sen. Andre Jacque and former state Sen. Roger Roth, are running and a third is expected to get in the …

Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
1 year ago

Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican district attorney has appealed a court ruling that determined that an 1849 Wisconsin law does not ban abortions, a decision that cleared the way for abortions to resume in the state. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski on Tuesday appealed the ruling from a Dane County judge that said there is no state ban on …

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party on Wednesday launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice being targeted after she criticized GOP-drawn legislative electoral maps and spoke in favor of abortion rights. The judge’s election tipped the balance of power in the state Supreme Court, giving Democrats …

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’

LA Times  

The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accused her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority Wednesday and fired the director of the state’s court system. Politics Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring liberals …

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats celebrated the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court on Tuesday as it flipped from conservative to liberal control for the first time in 15 years. And we all want a Wisconsin where everyone is afforded equal justice under the law.” State Democratic legislative leaders, the Democratic secretary of state and attorney …

Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
1 year, 5 months ago

Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of the Legislature and congressional districts. “It’s very concerning.” Some issues could take years to reach the court, said liberal …

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the 2024 presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground. “I’m not coming over to put …

Abortion drives liberal’s win in Wisconsin court election
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion drives liberal’s win in Wisconsin court election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic-backed candidate Janet Protaswiecz’s victory in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election is a fresh example of the enduring political power of abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal. “Wisconsinites are committed to reproductive freedom and upholding our state’s proud tradition of civic engagement.” Protasiewicz leaned into the high stakes during her campaign, announcing in …

Protasiewicz wins big in seismic shift for Wisconsin
1 year, 8 months ago

Protasiewicz wins big in seismic shift for Wisconsin

Raw Story  

As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. “First, it means Wisconsin voters have made their voices heard, they’ve chosen to reject partisan extremism …

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back

Slate  

In what was likely the most important election of the year, Wisconsin voters elected liberal-leaning judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. And it’s worth noting that in 2020, it was due only to the defection of one conservative justice that the state Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Joe Biden’s Wisconsin win amid Donald Trump’s legal crusade …

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 8 months ago

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. The victory speaks to the importance of abortion as an issue for Democrats in a key …

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, won a heated race for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat on Tuesday, shifting the balance of power on the state’s high court from conservatives to liberals for the first time since at least 2008. Although Wisconsin’s judicial races are officially nonpartisan, Protasiewicz’s victory over former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, a …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion

Al Jazeera  

Election of Janet Protasiewicz gives liberals a majority on the court ahead of upcoming ruling on state abortion ban. Voters in Wisconsin have elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, creating a liberal majority on the bench in a key swing state ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election. Protasiewicz put abortion at the centre of her …

Donald Trump faces arraignment in New York courthouse, addresses supporters at Mar-a-Lago — as it happened
1 year, 8 months ago

Donald Trump faces arraignment in New York courthouse, addresses supporters at Mar-a-Lago — as it happened

ABC  

At first glance, this might seem slightly unrelated to Donald Trump's current situation. But right now Wisconsin residents are voting in a new state Supreme Court justice in an election that will determine the future of abortion rights statewide and could have a significant impact on the 2024 election. The contest between liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Daniel Kelly is …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling

LA Times  

A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the …

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race

Huff Post  

MILWAUKEE ― Wisconsinites are set to elect a new justice to the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. The combination of a “tipping point” election for control of the state Supreme Court and its relevance for “hot-button issues” like abortion rights and gerrymandering, “make this maybe the biggest Wisconsin Supreme Court race that we’ve ever had,” said Robert Yablon, a constitutional …

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and likely the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests with the outcome an election Tuesday that has seen record campaign spending. “The policy direction of Wisconsin is going to be determined in large part by this Supreme Court race,” …

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

LA Times  

Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and probably the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests on the outcome of an election Tuesday that has seen record campaign spending. It’s the latest election where abortion rights has been the central issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.” Dan Kelly on Wednesday posted a video on Twitter …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over abortion, maps
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over abortion, maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The liberal candidate for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court didn’t back down from her support for abortion rights or her belief that the state’s Republican-drawn legislative maps are unfair during a debate Tuesday in which her GOP-backed opponent accused her of being “bought and paid for” by Democrats. Kelly repeatedly accused the Democratic-backed Protasiewicz of …

Attack lines broaden beyond abortion in Wisconsin court race
1 year, 9 months ago

Attack lines broaden beyond abortion in Wisconsin court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s high-stakes race for state Supreme Court accused his liberal opponent Tuesday of slandering him in a barrage of television ads that initially focused on his views on abortion, but have widened to take on his past work for Republicans and other topics. “They’re simply not true.” Protasiewicz’s campaign spokesperson Sam Roecker responded …

Work for anti-abortion group issue in Wisconsin court race
1 year, 9 months ago

Work for anti-abortion group issue in Wisconsin court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court provided legal advice to one of the state’s leading anti-abortion groups, work that Wisconsin Right to Life and Dan Kelly have not detailed but that is being used against Kelly by his liberal opponent. In the spot, Protasiewicz labels Kelly as too extreme, claiming, “For years, Kelly was on …

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — National groups on both sides of the abortion fight on Wednesday pledged significant spending in the race for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, tossing the perennial battleground state into the spotlight of the searing debate over abortion access. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who campaigned as an abortion rights supporter and received the …

Abortion Is Turning Wisconsin Blue in a Critical Judicial Race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion Is Turning Wisconsin Blue in a Critical Judicial Race

Slate  

On Tuesday, in a state judicial election loaded with national significance, Wisconsin’s primary vote put progressive Judge Janet Protasiewicz in the catbird seat for the swing seventh vote on the state’s Supreme Court. The fundraising group Emily’s List, which made Protasiewicz the first state Supreme Court candidate it has ever endorsed, will have to do the same. In the last …

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in Wisconsin high court primary
1 year, 10 months ago

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in Wisconsin high court primary

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won Tuesday’s primary to face off in a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine majority control with major issues looming. I’m talking about the ability to vote, to have a vote that counts about women’s rights, reproductive freedoms, the fact that the 2024 …

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy
1 year, 10 months ago

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy

Salon  

In April, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect just one justice on just one court — and this race has rightfully been deemed one of the most consequential elections of the year. That's because the person elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this year could well prove to be the deciding vote on whether Wisconsin protects abortion …

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories on voting restrictions, gerrymandered legislative districts and other high-stakes cases in recent years. “But in Wisconsin, this race is at least as important as all the battles of the last two years.” The Supreme Court election campaign could break national spending records if a conservative …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate worked for Republicans
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate worked for Republicans

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including the plan to have fake GOP electors cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state. Hitt testified that he brought in Kelly to “kind of advise on election …

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley on Tuesday became the latest justice to endorse in the race, throwing her support behind liberal candidate Milwaukee County Circuit …

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. Protasiewicz faces another liberal, Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell, and two conservative candidates: former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and …

‘Here again': Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Here again': Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — From beach cities to snow-covered streets, abortion supporters rallied by the thousands on Sunday to demand protections for reproductive rights and mark the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the procedure. The Women’s March, galvanized during Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in 2017 amid a national reckoning …

Women's marches to draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's marches to draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women’s marches demanding the protection of abortion rights are set …

Partisan-backed Wisconsin court candidates vow to be fair
1 year, 11 months ago

Partisan-backed Wisconsin court candidates vow to be fair

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Partisan-backed candidates running for a seat that will determine whether conservatives or liberals have majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court said at a Monday forum that they would not let party politics influence how they rule. But the two liberal candidates made clear where they stand on hot-button issues, speaking out against the U.S. Supreme Court …

Wisconsin parade crash case an issue in Supreme Court race
2 years ago

Wisconsin parade crash case an issue in Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The judge who oversaw the trial of a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year says national exposure and encouragement she got for her handling of the case is not why she is running for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat. “I’m struggling to think of any …

Parade killings judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
2 years ago

Parade killings judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The judge who presided over the trial of the man convicted of killing six people during the Waukesha Christmas parade is running for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, her husband said Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, both liberals, are running, as is Dan Kelly, a conservative …

Parade killings judge nears decision on Supreme Court run
2 years ago

Parade killings judge nears decision on Supreme Court run

Associated Press  

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The judge who presided over the trial of the man convicted of killing six people during the Waukesha Christmas parade said Monday that she will make a decision on whether to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court “in the coming days.” Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow’s comments to WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee are the first public remarks …

Parade crash judge mulls Wisconsin Supreme Court run
2 years, 1 month ago

Parade crash judge mulls Wisconsin Supreme Court run

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Judge Jennifer Dorow drew fan mail and gifts from people who admired her handling of the often disruptive actions of a man on trial for killing six people by driving through a Christmas parade. There are already two liberal candidates and a conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running. Viewers sent cards, letters and gifts to …

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running again
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice running again

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly, who served for four years before losing election in 2020, announced Thursday he will run for an open spot on the court next year. “If an activist were to win next April, Wisconsin’s public policy would be imposed by four lawyers sitting in Madison instead of being adopted through our …

Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell announced Wednesday that he will run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year to fill a seat currently held by the conservative former chief justice. Mitchell, who is Black, said the Wisconsin Supreme Court must reflect “the growing diversity of ideas and communities within our state” and be “an instrument of …

Wisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The only woman running for U.S. Senate in battleground Wisconsin hoped to separate herself from her Democratic challengers on Thursday by being the first on the air with an ad hitting incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for supporting the expected overturning of Roe v. Wade. Sarah Godlewski recorded the ad in Washington, D.C., outside of the U.S. …

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