Several US Supreme Court justices this term have lamented perceived post-grant bait and switches by the parties, with advocates advancing new rationales for their sides or urging the court to decide new issues they didn’t agree to take up.
Tuesday's outcome will decide if the Badger State's highest court leans left or right, with multiple hot button issues up for debate.
The Badger State hosts the nation's most expensive court race to date, while the Sunshine State seeks to fill two House seats in deep red districts.
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The New Republic on MSNThe Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Is This Year’s Political Money PitState supreme court races are becoming increasingly nationalized, politicized, and costly. The race to control the Badger State’s high court is a sign of what’s to come.
As voters head to the polls Tuesday, their choice for State Supreme Court will have a direct impact on some of Wisconsin's most pressing legal questions.
Liberals currently hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but the retirement of a liberal justice this year put the ideological balance in play.
Tuesday’s election to fill a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin has emerged as the country’s first major political battle since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. It offers both an early test of the president’s popularity in a state he narrowly flipped last year and a gauge of the political machine that Trump ally Elon Musk has deployed to drive up turnout in this swing state.
Conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel squares off against liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford in the April 1 general election.
The race for an open seat in Wisconsin's Supreme Court is drawing the attention of large donors, including President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk and Democratic Party donor George Soros.