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politics1 year ago

"Republicans Call for Recusal in Wisconsin Redistricting Battle"

Republican members of Congress and GOP lawmakers are urging liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from deciding whether to reconsider Wisconsin's congressional map ahead of the 2024 election, citing her previous criticism of current electoral maps during her 2023 campaign. A Democratic law firm, led by Marc Elias, has filed a motion to revisit the state's congressional district lines, aiming to have a new map in place for the 2024 election. The motion leans on a recent state Supreme Court ruling ordering new legislative boundaries, effectively nullifying a 2021 ruling that favored maps minimizing changes to existing boundary lines. The current congressional map, drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and approved by the state Supreme Court, has faced criticism for perpetuating partisan unfairness.

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|
#janet-protasiewicz#politics#redistricting
politics2 years ago

"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.

via Yahoo News|
#impeachment#janet-protasiewicz#legislative-districts
politics2 years ago

"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. Justice Janet Protasiewicz, a newly elected liberal justice, refused to recuse herself from the case, prompting threats of impeachment. Republicans argue that her previous statements and support for abortion rights violate judicial ethics codes. The decision to accept the case puts pressure on Republicans to decide whether to proceed with impeachment proceedings. The outcome of the case could have significant implications for the state's legislative maps and political control.

via The New York Times|
#impeachment-threat#janet-protasiewicz#legislative-district-maps
politics2 years ago

"Impeachment Study Panel Member Supports Rival, Raising Questions"

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, who is part of a secret panel investigating the impeachment of newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for accepting Democratic Party money, had accepted donations from the state Republican Party while on the court. Prosser, along with two other former justices, was chosen by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the criteria for impeachment. The impeachment threat comes after Protasiewicz's win gave liberals a majority on the court, raising Democratic hopes of overturning Republican-drawn electoral maps and enacting progressive policies. Critics argue that the secret panel and the impeachment process are a charade.

via Yahoo News|
#david-prosser#impeachment#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

Dismissal of Complaints over Campaign Comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

The Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed several complaints against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, which alleged that she violated the judicial code of ethics with comments made during her campaign. Republicans had argued that these remarks could warrant impeachment. Protasiewicz's win in April shifted control of the Supreme Court from conservative to liberal, and she has been criticized by Republicans for calling the legislative maps they drew "unfair" and "rigged." The commission's dismissal of the complaints is seen as a setback for Republicans, who have been considering impeachment.

via POLITICO|
#campaign-comments#impeachment#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

The Impact of Recent Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections on Political Balance and Judicial Selection.

Democrats plan to challenge Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative maps, which are considered the most gerrymandered in the nation, after liberal Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz's victory. However, experts say the state's political geography makes it unlikely that any new set of legislative maps would give Democrats a majority. Republicans would still have a structural advantage based on the political geography of the state, but there would be more seats that would have the potential to change hands in any given election.

via Madison.com|
#democrats#janet-protasiewicz#politics
politics2 years ago

Liberal Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Sparks GOP Concerns.

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly's concession speech after losing to Judge Janet Protasiewicz has been criticized for lacking civility and disrespecting his opponent. Kelly called the campaign "deeply deceitful, dishonorable, despicable," and refused to officially concede to Protasiewicz. Conservative radio talk show host Steve Scaffidi believes Kelly's defeat and speech highlight a larger problem for the Republican Party, which needs to improve its messaging and candidate selection.

via WISN Milwaukee|
#daniel-kelly#election#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

"Liberal Janet Protasiewicz secures victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, sparking talk of impeachment from Republicans."

Republicans in Wisconsin are considering impeaching newly elected liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who flipped the ideological balance of the court to the bench’s liberal bloc for the first time in 15 years. Republican Assemblyman Dan Knodl, who won a state Senate district outside Milwaukee, said that he would consider impeaching Protasiewicz from her current position as a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Democrats fear that Republicans in the Legislature would make a move against Protasiewicz's seat in the Supreme Court.

via Yahoo News|
#impeachment#janet-protasiewicz#politics
politics2 years ago

Wisconsin's Supreme Court Election: Liberals Score Big Win with Abortion Message.

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Dan Kelly lost his race against Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz by 11 percentage points, giving the court its first liberal majority in 15 years. However, Kelly refused to concede peacefully and used his concession speech to bitterly lash out against Protasiewicz, calling her a "serial liar" and accusing her of disregarding judicial ethics. Protasiewicz's win is expected to have a big impact on statewide issues like reproductive rights.

via The Daily Beast|
#concession-speech#dan-kelly#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

Janet Protasiewicz wins historic and expensive Wisconsin Supreme Court race with pro-choice message.

Liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz defeated conservative Dan Kelly in a closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race, giving control of the state's highest court to liberals for the first time in 15 years. The result has implications for Wisconsin's role as a battleground state, as well as for controversial policies enacted under a Republican-controlled state Legislature. Protasiewicz's campaign largely focused on telling voters she supports abortion access, a partisan appeal to voters that was unprecedented in a judicial race before and forecasted how she might vote on a lawsuit seeking to repeal the state's abortion ban that is expected to land before the high court.

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|
#abortion#dan-kelly#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

"Record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race ends in liberal victory"

Democrat-backed Milwaukee judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, flipping control of the court to liberals for the first time in 15 years. The court is expected to decide a pending lawsuit challenging the state's 1849 law banning abortion, and a new challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps. The race became the most expensive contest for a state Supreme Court seat in U.S. history. Protasiewicz will begin her 10-year term in August, replacing retiring conservative Justice Pat Roggensack.

via CBS News|
#abortion-ban#dan-kelly#janet-protasiewicz
politics2 years ago

"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.

via The Wall Street Journal|
#daniel-kelly#janet-protasiewicz#partisan-politics
politics2 years ago

Wisconsin's 2023 Spring General Election: Results and Coverage.

Polls have closed in Wisconsin for the 2023 Spring General Election, with the most expensive judicial race in US history taking place for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The race is between Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly, with the outcome likely to determine the fate of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps, voting rights, and other Republican policies. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been under conservative control for 15 years, and the race has broken down along partisan lines. As of 9:56 p.m. central time, Racine Mayor Cory Mason has won reelection, and Janet Protasiewicz has been projected to win the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

via TMJ4 News|
#dan-kelly#janet-protasiewicz#politics
politics2 years ago

Election Update: Kelly Travels, Protasiewicz Grounded with Illness.

Dan Kelly, a conservative candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, spent his final day of campaigning on a seven-city trip across the state, while his opponent, liberal Janet Protasiewicz, was absent from the campaign trail for the fifth consecutive day due to illness. The stakes are high as voters decide whether to flip the ideological balance of the state's Supreme Court, with conservatives having controlled the high court for the past 15 years. The increasingly testy contest has blown past state and national spending records for a statewide court, due largely to the influx of national money and outside TV ads.

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|
#campaigning#dan-kelly#janet-protasiewicz