A car smelling like marijuana is enough for police in Wisconsin to justify searching a person in the vehicle, even though substances legal in the state can smell the same, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The court’s conservative majority ruled 4-3 that Marshfield police had grounds to search the driver of a vehicle […]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marsy’s Law was valid ballot question, law stands
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims’ rights was properly worded in a statewide referendum and was legally adopted.
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Did Janet Protasiewicz outperform Tony Evers in voting in the conservative Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties?
Yes. In three conservative counties bordering Milwaukee, Janet Protasiewicz won a higher percentage of the vote in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election than Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers won in his 2022 re-election.
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Does Wisconsin’s Supreme Court have the highest ratio of women in the country?
Yes. Wisconsin has the highest proportion of women state Supreme Court justices among all states, with six of seven justices — 86% — identifying as female, according to research by The Badger Project.
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Could Wisconsin’s April 4 Supreme Court election eventually determine whether abortion is legal in Wisconsin?
Yes. Voters in the April 4, 2023 Wisconsin election will fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
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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.
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Who are the liberal and conservative members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
The election of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, upends the high court’s 4-3 conservative majority. Her 10-year term begins Aug. 1.
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Transcript: Protasiewicz says voters rejected ‘partisan extremism’
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz pledges to ‘always deliver justice and bring common sense to our Supreme Court.’ Here is the transcript.
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Transcript: Kelly blasts Protasiewicz for ‘despicable campaign’
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate former Justice Daniel Kelly gives a fiery concession speech after losing Tuesday’s election. Here is the transcript.
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Photos: Janet Protasiewicz celebrates Wisconsin Supreme Court seat win
Wisconsin Watch photographer Drake White-Bergey captured the scene at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, on April 4, after Janet Protasiewicz was declared winner of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, ending 15 years of conservative majority
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving liberals a majority as the fate of the state’s abortion ban looms.
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Could Wisconsin’s April 4 Supreme Court election eventually determine whether abortion is legal in Wisconsin?
Yes. Voters in the April 4, 2023 Wisconsin election will fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court.