By Karen Stokes This spring, Wisconsin voters will decide whether the state Supreme Court remains under liberal control or switches to a conservative majority. Since only two candidates are running, the race will not be on the Feb. 18 primary ballot. Liberal Judge Susan Crawford, who has served Wisconsin as an attorney, prosecutor, and Circuit […]
Another Pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Offers Two Familiar Outcomes
Either liberals will cement their control through 2028 or Justice Brian Hagedorn will regain the pivotal swing vote By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. Wisconsin is hurtling toward another nationally watched, pivotal state Supreme […]
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Rights Clash in Records Dispute
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW By Matthew DeFour The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving records related to the voting rights of mentally incompetent people. No matter which side wins, the public has in some ways already lost. That’s because while the case pits the public’s right to scrutinize voter eligibility against the […]
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Maps Under New Management: The Road to Electoral Equity Continues
“Experience is a good teacher, it takes someone like me to know…” the opening line of Miki Howard’s classic ballad, “Love Under New Management” recently popped into my head when thinking about the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s recent ruling on redistricting. For many liberals the court’s decision signaled Christmas come early, for me, it was a […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Republican Drawn State Legislation Maps are Unconstitutional
By Karen Stokes The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s heavily gerrymandered state legislative maps are unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to draw new maps ahead of the 2024 elections. This was the first major decision for the new liberal majority Wisconsin Supreme Court. In a 4-3 ruling along ideological lines, justices tasked […]
Eviction Records will no Longer be Available Online for Longer Than 2 Years
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted earlier this month to limit the length of time eviction records can be kept online.
Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate
Recent talk of impeaching a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has ignored the actual process of removal for an ethics violation, which requires a two-thirds Assembly vote. by Matthew DeFour Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Republican leaders have fueled speculation in recent weeks that they could impeach new liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet […]
Justice Janet Protasiewicz Sworn Into the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Court Flips to Liberal Control
By Alexis Flores On Tuesday, Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn into the Wisconsin Supreme Court amongst hundreds of supporters in the state Capitol, happy to see the court shift from a conservative majority to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years. Justice Protasiewicz replaced retiring conservative Justice Pat Roggensack, who served 20 […]
Judge Janet Protasiewicz Wins
By Karen Stokes Janet Protasiewicz, a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Janet Protasiewicz, defeated conservative Dan Kelly, by 11 percentage points. It’s his second loss in a race for Supreme Court in three years. In a narrowly divided Wisconsin, a one seat edge […]
Republicans can’t simply remove a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
Rep. Dan Knodl’s 8th Senate District victory gives Republicans a two-thirds Senate majority, creating speculation about whether they could impeach Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz. By Matthew DeFour Wisconsin Watch Democrats celebrated Tuesday’s election of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, cementing a 4-3 liberal court majority. But another election result […]