While Wisconsin Supreme Court races are officially nonpartisan, the race has become increasingly polarized in recent years as the two major political parties continue to back their preferred candidate.
While Wisconsin Supreme Court races are officially nonpartisan, the race has become increasingly polarized in recent years as the two major political parties continue to back their preferred candidate.
Not satisfied with controlling the federal government, the shadow president’s political action committee is suddenly spending big on a crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
A conservative nonprofit backed by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk is getting involved in a race that will determine the political direction of the highest court in one of the
Elon Musk, President Donald Trump‘s billionaire backer, has funneled more than $2.6 million and counting into a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that could decide on a case involving Tesla, his electric vehicle company.
The contest that will decide the political tilt of the swing state’s highest court is likely to be the most expensive state court race in U.S. history.
Wisconsin will hold a special election to replace a retiring liberal justice on the state Supreme Court. It’s set to be the most expensive state court race in U.S. history—breaking the record for a different Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in 2023,
The Democratic-backed candidate for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a race that will determine whether liberals maintain their majority is decrying Elon Musk’s involvement.
Two years ago, a Wisconsin Supreme Court election became the costliest judicial contest in the country. A liberal judge who had a history of being soft on crime bulldozed her way into a seat on the state’s highest court by openly vowing to protect a woman’s right to choose.
Candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford held a meet-and-greet on Saturday at EVP Coffee in Madison. About 40 supporters gathered in the small coffee shop to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court race and spread canvassing materials — and to celebrate Crawford’s birthday.
Schimel, as Wisconsin’s attorney general from 2015 to 2019, defended the state’s strict voter ID law in court and claimed it was a key reason why Trump won Wisconsin in 2016. He also sent Department of Justice staff to monitor polls in heavily Democratic areas in that election, which Democrats viewed as voter intimidation.