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Liberals take charge of Wisconsin Supreme Court for first time in 15 years with Protasiewicz victory [1]

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Date: 2023-04-04  

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz

Progressives won their first majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 15 years on Tuesday night when Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Daniel Kelly, a victory that will have huge repercussions for voting rights and abortion access. Protasiewicz currently holds a 57-41 lead with an estimated 63% of the vote counted in her bid for a 10-year term to succeed retiring conservative Justice Pat Roggensack.

Though the race was officially nonpartisan, the ideological battle lines were unmistakable. Protasiewicz’s victory in this $45 million contest―which shattered the record for the most expensive state Supreme Court race in American history―now gives liberals a 4-3 majority on the Badger State’s highest court. Kelly’s allies, including Republican megadonors Dick and Liz Uihlein and the powerful business lobbying group Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, tried to avert this outcome by running a barrage of ads attacking Protasiewicz as weak on crime, but their message failed to have a big enough impact.

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