Former Capitol police officer campaigns in Wisconsin against Republican-backed court candidate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Former Capitol police officer campaigns in Wisconsin against Republican-backed court candidate

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, accused the Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday of “clearly playing both sides” on the issue of pardoning of people who attacked the Capitol four years ago. Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn said Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel should clearly denounce President Donald Trump’s pardoning of about 1,500 people convicted for their roles in the Capitol riot. “You can’t support an individual that believes it’s OK to pardon people who attack police officers,” Dunn said at a news conference in the Wisconsin Capitol. Schimel is endorsed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by 52 of the state’s 72 current county sheriffs, the Milwaukee Police Association and the Waukesha County Police Chiefs Association.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to square off in their only debate in the hotly contested race
1 week, 2 days ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to square off in their only debate in the hotly contested race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off Wednesday in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election. The race pits Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general, against Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, who is backed by Democrats and is running …

Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court decries Musk’s involvement in race
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court decries Musk’s involvement in race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Democratic-backed candidate in a race that will determine whether liberals maintain their majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decried Elon Musk’s involvement, saying Tuesday that the world’s wealthiest man was “trying to buy a seat on our Supreme Court.” A political action committee created by Musk, a close adviser to President Donald Trump, has spent $1 …

Elon Musk and other right-wing donors are "pouring money" into Wisconsin's Supreme Court race
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk and other right-wing donors are "pouring money" into Wisconsin's Supreme Court race

Salon  

Not satisfied with his unprecedented grip on the federal government, billionaire Elon Musk is looking to tip the scales in state races, too. Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, told Salon the last state Supreme Court race in 2023 “was the highest spending judicial election in the history of the United States.” April's race could top that. Heck …

An election for a single state Supreme Court seat becomes the ‘blockbuster’ political fight of 2025
1 month ago

An election for a single state Supreme Court seat becomes the ‘blockbuster’ political fight of 2025

CNN  

CNN — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election this spring will decide just one seat, but the contest already is shaping up as one of the most costly and contentious battles of the new year – with the control of the seven-member court and the fate of a 19th century abortion ban hanging in the balance. In a state where a Democrat …

Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn’t object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon. “Presidential pardons of violent offenders who attack police officers and public institutions —and pardons of the …

How the Most Important Judicial Votes Played Out on Election Day
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Most Important Judicial Votes Played Out on Election Day

Slate  

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State supreme courts have long had substantial power to shape the law and lives of people in their states, but these courts and their elections have taken on new political prominence since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs …

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement
11 months, 1 week 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’s Democratic governor says Trump should be on ballot, Biden must visit to beat him
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says Trump should be on ballot, Biden must visit to beat him

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor opposes keeping Republican Donald Trump off the ballot in the battleground state, saying that those who think he should be disqualified “can vote against him.” Gov. Removing Trump wouldn’t “solve anything because, at the end of the day, I think the U.S. Supreme Court …

Former Wisconsin GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for the state Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Wisconsin GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for the state Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Thursday that he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in 2025, casting the race as a chance for conservatives to win back a majority and serve as a check on liberals. As Waukesha County district attorney in 2012, Schimel endorsed a Wisconsin Right …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day. “Where was their outrage and their demands for recusal when conservatives in the past have weighed in …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

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 The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to …

GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge

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. “It’s a desperate gambit to avoid accountability to voters who choose their state representatives, …

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort
1 year, 6 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 Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4-million effort
1 year, 6 months ago

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

LA Times  

Wisconsin Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, along with fellow lawmakers, announce on Wednesday a $4-million pressure campaign to force Republicans to back off of impeachment threats against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. 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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
1 year, 7 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 …

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court
1 year, 11 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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant
1 year, 11 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 court candidate won’t hear Democrats’ lawsuits
2 years ago

Wisconsin court candidate won’t hear Democrats’ lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Democrats’ choice in a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race said Wednesday that she would not hear cases brought by the Wisconsin Democratic Party because it has donated $2.5 million to her campaign. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz faces Dan Kelly in the April 4 election, with majority control of the state’s highest court at stake. …

Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case
2 years, 1 month ago

Panel scolds Wisconsin justice for remarks in Trump case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a liberal-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused an attorney for former President Donald Trump of making racist contentions and trying to protect his “king” in a case challenging the 2020 election results in the battleground state. “The Judicial Code requires judges to act with impartiality towards the …

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Judge Everett Mitchell running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
2 years, 9 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 …

Head of GOP-led election probe says mayors could be jailed
3 years, 3 months ago

Head of GOP-led election probe says mayors could be jailed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A retired state Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate Wisconsin’s 2020 election says the mayors of Madison and Green Bay should face punishment and possibly jail time if they don’t meet with him, according to court documents. Michael Gableman filed lawsuits Monday seeking to force Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway …

GOP sees positive 2020 sign in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
5 years, 11 months ago

GOP sees positive 2020 sign in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Conservative Brian Hagedorn’s strong showing in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race cheered state Republicans Wednesday, with their first positive result in a statewide election since 2016 suggesting reasons for optimism next year in a critical presidential battleground. 2020 is an entirely different, politically charged animal with the presidential race.” Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who has been leading …

Brett Kavanaugh whip list: Where senators stand on Supreme Court nominee
6 years, 8 months ago

Brett Kavanaugh whip list: Where senators stand on Supreme Court nominee

CNN  

Washington CNN — Brett Kavanaugh is facing the confirmation of a lifetime. We must mobilize the American people to defeat Trump’s right-wing, reactionary nominee.” Angus King of Maine on September 12: – “Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is one of the most important votes I will take in the Senate – and after carefully studying his record and judicial philosophy, I have …

Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
6 years, 11 months ago

Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Rebecca Dallet, a liberal Milwaukee judge, easily defeated conservative Michael Screnock on Tuesday in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, fueling optimism among Democrats for more victories in the fall midterms. “I think people are tired of what’s been going on in our state in terms of the money coming in to buy these elections and people …

Wisconsin Supreme Court race seen as test for partisans
7 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court race seen as test for partisans

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, the first statewide contest of 2018, is shaping up to be a measuring stick for both Republicans and Democrats as they attempt to gauge voter feelings headed into the fall midterm election. The Supreme Court race is officially nonpartisan but Madison attorney Tim Burns is openly touting his liberal credentials, Sauk …

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