The contest between a liberal and a conservative will determine the court’s ideological tilt, which may prove consequential in disputes over ID requirements, drop boxes and noncitizen voting.
Tag: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Posted inFact briefs
Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel supported Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law?
Yes. Brad Schimel has campaigned supporting the law, asking “what is flawed” about it.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects Republican call to step down in key union case
Justice Janet Protasiewicz decided against recusing herself after Republican legislative leaders filed a motion saying she should not hear the case.
Posted inForward, Government
Meagan Wolfe can stay on as Wisconsin’s top election official, state Supreme Court rules
The election commission administrator, a target of GOP attacks since 2020, staves off an effort to oust her after her term expired in 2023.
Posted inFact briefs
Was a sexual assault convict freed after Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford’s office failed to file an appeal?
Yes. A man convicted of sexual assault was freed after an office led by Susan Crawford missed a court deadline.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford in ad raises ethics concerns
A television attack ad in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move her campaign claims could violate a recently enacted state law.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn steps aside in pivotal union rights case
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn said he will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain collective bargaining rights that were taken away by a 2011 law.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate criticized for attending briefing with Democratic donors
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play,” a move that Republicans say shows that she is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats.
Posted inGovernment
Republicans ask Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz to step aside in union case
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked that state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz step aside in a case that seeks to overturn a 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most state workers.
Posted inGovernment
Dueling Wisconsin Supreme Court ads focus on rape kit backlog
Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general. Susan Crawford says he took too long.
Posted inFact briefs
Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel offer a plea deal to a man whose attorney contributed to Schimel’s campaign?
Yes. The attorney made monthly contributions to Schimel’s attorney general campaign totaling $5,500.