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Wisconsin Supreme Court primary
Feb 22, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court primary turnout tops 20%

About 20% of the state's voting-age population cast ballots in the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary, state elections officials said Thursday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Feb 21, 2023

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance in high court primary

A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won Tuesday's primary to face off in a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine majority control with major issues looming.

Wisconsin state Supreme Court Election
Feb 21, 2023

Primary to set field for Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The field of four candidates running for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat will be cut in half after Tuesday's primary, with the top two vote-getters advancing to an April 4 general election in the presidential battleground state.

Dan Kelly Twitter
Feb 20, 2023

Supreme Court candidate Kelly worked for Republicans

One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including the plan to have fake GOP electors cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state.

Wisconsin Supreme Court
Feb 20, 2023

Major issues at stake in Wisconsin high court race

A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories on voting restrictions, gerrymandered legislative districts and other high-stakes cases in recent years.

Feb 16, 2023

Justices: City properly excluded dark store tax comparison

Tax assessors for the city of Delavan properly excluded comparable dark-store valuations when setting a new property tax rate for a Lowe's Home Center in 2013, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Feb 16, 2023

Editorial: Trust and credibility are inevitably linked

The dismissal of a complaint against one of the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court seems appropriate to us, given the underlying accusations. But it should most definitely be a reminder to all those involved in the courts that there’s a great deal more to their credibility than just to be cognizant of the law.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Feb 15, 2023

Meet the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court

A normally sleepy election, the 2023 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court could have huge consequences in the battleground state. Experts predict tens of millions of dollars will be spent to influence it.

Feb 9, 2023

South Carolina becomes only state with all-male high court

South Carolina on Wednesday became the nation's only state without a woman on its Supreme Court — a development that comes amid increasing Republican scrutiny of the court that narrowly struck down the conservative state's abortion ban last month.

Feb 7, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race

A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming.

Judge Jennifer Dorow
Feb 2, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate focuses on parade crash

A conservative candidate in a pivotal race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is using video images of an SUV that drove through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people, in her first television ad of the race released Thursday.

Wisconsin state Supreme Court Election
Jan 30, 2023

Editorial: Look for a judge who hasn’t made up mind

A good judge is going to disappoint you sometimes.

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