"Political Tensions Rise as Wisconsin Supreme Court Accused of Staging a 'Coup'"

Chief Justice Annette Ziegler of the Wisconsin Supreme Court accused the new liberal majority of staging a "coup" and conducting an "illegal experiment" by weakening her powers and firing the director of state courts. Ziegler deemed the firing and hiring of a new state court director as illegal and ordered the interim director to stop signing orders without her knowledge or approval. Tensions have been escalating since the liberal justices gained a 4-3 majority, with Ziegler claiming that their actions are causing long-term damage to the judiciary.