Judge Janet Protasiewicz wins seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court
The court will have the final say in cases that could determine the 2024 election rules and the fate of the state’s 1849 abortion ban.
By Nick Vachon - April 05, 2023The court will have the final say in cases that could determine the 2024 election rules and the fate of the state’s 1849 abortion ban.
By Nick Vachon - April 05, 2023The conservative candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court called government aid to single women a ‘husband-substitute program’ in a post on the website Hang Together
By Nick Vachon - April 04, 2023Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling is part of the right-wing Constitutional Sheriffs movement, which urges local police to ignore federal and state authorities.
By Emily Singer - March 31, 2023The Republican State Leadership Committee placed a $200,000 ad buy in support of conservative Justice Daniel Kelly last week.
By Matt Cohen - March 28, 2023Kelly’s campaign has received at least $6 million from groups associated with far-right megadonor Dick Uihlein.
By Matt Cohen - March 24, 2023The conservative nominee for Wisconsin’s highest court defended the religious program, which was later found to be unconstitutional.
By Emily Singer - March 24, 2023Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly fought over their records on decisive issues that the court could rule on in the coming years, such as abortion and redistricting.
By Nick Vachon - March 23, 2023State Rep. Donna Rozar made the comment while introducing a bill to create rape and incest exceptions for Wisconsin’s draconian ban on abortion.
By Emily Singer - March 16, 2023The director of Common Cause Wisconsin, a government reform advocacy organization, says that the April Supreme Court election carries massive implications for democracy in the state and nationally.
By Nick Vachon - March 08, 2023Daniel Kelly voted in 2017 against a rule that would force judges off cases involving those who spent money to get them elected.
By Matt Cohen - March 07, 2023The conservative jurist has ties to anti-abortion groups and a long record of anti-abortion views.
By Nick Vachon - March 03, 2023The conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate was involved in a GOP scheme to submit fake electors to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and was part of a nine-city ‘election integrity’ tour in 2022.
By Matt Cohen - March 03, 2023The liberal nominee for Wisconsin’s highest court says the current conservative majority is ‘making decisions based on right-wing partisan beliefs.’
By Emily Singer - February 28, 2023The April 4 election will determine the ideological balance of a court that could soon hear challenges to the state’s 1849 abortion ban.
By 19th News - February 22, 2023The groups have ties to a national anti-abortion group, election deniers, and a major conservative donor.
By Matt Cohen - February 17, 2023Both Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly attended Regent University, a law school founded by Christian nationalist Pat Robertson.
By Emily Singer - February 16, 2023The fate of abortion rights, voting rights, and fair congressional and legislative districts depend on the balance of conservative and liberals on the court.
By Emily Singer - February 10, 2023At the same time, the Republican candidate has spoken out against same-sex marriage and accused pro-choice organizations of seeking to ‘preserve sexual libertinism.’
By Matt Cohen - January 24, 2023