A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is touting her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race.
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Posted inFact briefs
In 175 years, has Wisconsin ever elected an African-American justice to the state’s Supreme Court?
No. One African-American person, Louis Butler Jr., has served as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice since Wisconsin became a state in 1848.
Posted inGovernment, Money & Politics
Protasiewicz leads in money race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
A Milwaukee County circuit judge has raised more money over the last six months of 2022 than her three rivals combined in the pivotal race that will determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin parade crash case an issue in Supreme Court race
The judge who oversaw the trial of a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year says national exposure and encouragement she got for her handling of the case is not why she is running for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat. But Dan Kelly, one of her challengers and […]