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.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and likely the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies, rests with the outcome of Tuesday’s election in the key swing state.
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Mega donors fuel record-shattering $45M Wisconsin Supreme Court race
A few ultra-wealthy donors play an outsize role as liberal Janet Protasiewicz competes against conservative Daniel Kelly in the April 4 spring election.
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Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz release Darrell Brooks on bail before his deadly Waukesha Christmas Parade attack?
No. Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Cedric Cornwall on Nov. 5, 2021 approved Darrell Brooks’ release from jail on $1,000 bail.
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Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly campaigned with a Jan. 6 participant?
Yes. Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly has been campaigning with Scott Presler, who was at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Anti-trans ads favoring Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly peddle fear, false info
American Principles Project PAC is attacking trans youth to win elections and end transition-related care for people of all ages