"Abortion at Center of Record-Breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court Election"

Wisconsin voters elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz, heavily backed by the Democratic Party, as the new state Supreme Court justice, setting the stage for challenges to the state’s abortion ban and a potential redrawing of electoral maps. The race was the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history, highlighting the increasing partisan politics surrounding state courts. Protasiewicz's opponent, Daniel Kelly, was appointed by Republicans in 2016 but lost an election in 2020.