A conservative justice in Wisconsin is leaving the bench this year, putting the political leaning of the court in question
Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will decide which state Supreme Court candidates will advance to an April election that carries profound consequences for abortion rights, control of the state government and the 2024 presidential election.
The court may also re-examine the state’s Republican-drawn legislative maps, which have helped the party maintain dominance over the legislature despite a closely divided electorate. And the justices could issue election law rulings that affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race, when Wisconsin is expected to be a swing state.
But a conservative justice is leaving the bench this year, putting the political leaning of the court in question. The contest already ranks among the most expensive state supreme court races in history, according to Douglas Keith, an attorney at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice who tracks spending on judicial elections.
In Wisconsin, the ruling triggered the 19th-century law banning the procedure. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit claiming the statute is invalid - a case eventually headed for the state Supreme Court.
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