Liberals Win Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday gave control of the state’s highest court to liberals for the first time in 15 years, instantly reshaping politics in the Badger State by putting the state laws most celebrated by conservatives at risk of being overturned — including a 19th Century-era ban on abortions.

Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly in a race that served as a referendum on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, shattering national spending records and attracting a level of political warfare unseen before in a state judicial race.

“Today I’m proud to stand by the promise I’ve made to every Wisconsinite that I will always deliver justice and bring common sense to our Supreme Court,” Protasiewicz told supporters after she was declared the winner.

Read the full article. Kelly, you will recall, was backed by far-right homocon Scott Presler, a Stop The Steal organizer who attended the Capitol riot.

NEW: These are students at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Clare waiting in a long line to vote in the Supreme Court election right now. Young people are fire up and turning out — & they will save Wisconsin. This is absolutely huge. pic.twitter.com/F3PE5Qv0VN

— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) April 4, 2023

VICTORY: Our next Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice is Janet Protasiewicz! Justice-elect Protasiewicz ran a campaign founded on equity, justice, and preserving our democracy, and Wisconsinites are sending her to the bench. THANK YOU @janetforjustice, and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/QYcuxzRb9X

— Wisconsin Democrats (@WisDems) April 5, 2023

THEY DID IT!!! @MomsDemand volunteers went all out to help elect Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, including making over 100k calls to voters. Now more than ever we need judges who will understand life-saving gun safety laws are constitutional. #wileg https://t.co/wZWm87fRql

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 5, 2023

Woah. Dan Kelly, the Republican candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, just appeared at an event headlined by a pastor who said killing abortion providers is “justifiable homicide” and compared COVID rules to the Holocaust. https://t.co/mpuL0jmPh3

— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 23, 2023

BREAKING: Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election, NBC News projects, giving liberals control of the high court for the first time in 15 years. pic.twitter.com/cLqtoX9FwT

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 5, 2023