Liberals will control Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Updated: MILWAUKEE -- Liberals claimed control of Wisconsin's high court in an election Tuesday, giving them a one-vote majority on a body that in the coming years will likely consider the state's abortion ban, its gerrymandered legislative districts and its voting rules for the 2024 presidential election.
Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz's victory over former Justice Daniel Kelly will end 15 years of conservative control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She could face ethical questions when the court takes up politically charged cases because she campaigned heavily on abortion rights and repeatedly called the state's election maps "rigged."
The candidates, political parties and independent groups spent more than $40 million on the race, making it by far the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history. It more than quadrupled the amount spent in Wisconsin's 2020 state Supreme Court race.
Judicial candidates in Wisconsin do not run with party labels, but the race was steeped in partisanship. The state Democratic Party gave nearly $9 million to Protasiewicz, while arms of the Republican Party gave more than $500,000 to Kelly and GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein spent nearly $6 million to help him.
Original headline: Democrat-backed candidate sweeps to win on Wisconsin Supreme Court
Original post: Breaking: Democratic-backed judge wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, giving liberals one-vote advantage as abortion and redistricting decisions loom.
Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz is expected to beat former state Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly, according to the Associated Press. The race for Wisconsin's highest court is technically nonpartisan and was the costliest judicial race in in U.S. history. The candidates, political parties and ideological groups spent more than $40 million on the race. This file will be updated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/04/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-abortion/
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