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May 10, 2023

Losing Supreme Court Candidate Dan Kelly reappears on Twitter

Recent Tweets from the Justice Daniel Kelly parody account mock the former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. 

Jul 16, 2020

Candidates, groups spent record $10M on Wisconsin court race

Outside groups and the three candidates combined to spend a record $10 million in the state Supreme Court election this spring, according to a report released by a government watchdog Thursday.

Apr 14, 2020

Turnout hits 34% for Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Turnout in Wisconsin's chaotic spring election held during a pandemic last week topped 34% of the voting-age population, the highest for an April vote since 2016 when there were two competitive presidential primary races on the ballot.

Apr 14, 2020

Walker judicial appointees fail to keep seats, plus more judicial election results

Former Gov. Scott Walker's judicial appointees didn't fair well in the April 7 election. Justice Dan Kelly, Milwaukee County Judge Paul Dedinsky and Milwaukee County Judge Dan Gabler, all of whom were seeking full terms, lost to their challengers in the April 7 election.

Apr 13, 2020

Liberal Karofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat (UPDATE)

The political leanings of Wisconsin's Supreme Court could change Monday night with the expected release of results from last week's election held during the coronavirus pandemic, an acrimonious race that generated record spending from outside liberal and conservative groups.

Apr 6, 2020

Supreme Court rules that primary can proceed on Tuesday (UPDATE)

Voters in Wisconsin will likely face a choice on Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 6, 2020

Voting absentee? Here are the contested judicial races for the election (UPDATE)

As Wisconsin encounters lawsuits to delay the April 7 election because of coronavirus concerns, a federal district court ordered a deadline extension to give people more time to register to vote online and request an absentee ballot.

Apr 3, 2020

Court hopefuls push through coronavirus to Election Day

Wisconsin residents may be more worried about whether they'll be able to feed their families than voting as the coronavirus shutdown stretches on. But someone has to pick the state's next Supreme Court justice in Tuesday's spring election.

Mar 30, 2020

Voting absentee? Here are the contested judicial races on April 7 ballots

As Wisconsin encounters lawsuits to delay the April 7 election because of coronavirus concerns, a federal district court ordered a deadline extension to give people more time to register to vote online and request an absentee ballot.

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Mar 26, 2020

MBA poll: Members split on Kelly’s qualifications

The Milwaukee Bar Association's 2020 Judicial Poll shows respondents are split on whether Justice Dan Kelly is qualified for his seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Mar 18, 2020

Report: Outside spending favors Karofsky in court race

Outside groups have spent far more to support liberal state Supreme Court challenger Jill Karofsky than incumbent conservative Justice Dan Kelly, according to a report released Tuesday.

Mar 11, 2020

Wisconsin voter purge case appealed to state Supreme Court

A conservative law firm asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn an appeals court ruling that stopped the purging of more than 200,000 people from the state's voter rolls, a step that Democrats argued was intended to make it harder for their voters to cast ballots.

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