"Impeachment Threat Looms as Wisconsin Supreme Court Tackles Maps Case"

The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the state's Republican-drawn legislative districts, despite objections from conservative justices and leading Republicans who have threatened to impeach newly elected justice Janet Protasiewicz if she does not recuse herself. The decision to accept the case bypasses lower courts and puts pressure on Republicans to decide whether to proceed with impeachment. The court's conservative members criticized the decision, accusing the liberal majority of undermining the judiciary's independence. Republicans want to protect the current maps that have given them a supermajority in the state Legislature, while Democrats hope for new maps before the 2024 elections. The fight highlights the increasing partisan nature of the state's Supreme Court.