Sep 27 Wisconsin Supreme Court rules RFK Jr.’s name must remain on state’s presidential ballot By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on the swing state's ballot, upholding a lower court's ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die. Continue reading
Jul 05 Wisconsin Supreme Court will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall, reversing 2022 decision By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The court ruled in 2022 that absentee ballot drop boxes could be used only in election offices and no one other than the voter could return a ballot in-person. Continue reading
Sep 07 Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Supreme Court justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash By Scott Bauer, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press A government watchdog group says the lack of ethics rules is of conservatives' own making. In 2010 the court's then-conservative majority passed a rule allowing justices to take cases even if they involve donors. Continue reading
Apr 05 Democratic-backed judge wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge has won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state's abortion ban pending. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 12:54 How Wisconsin’s sharp political divides shaped state Supreme Court election By Judy Woodruff, Sam Lane, Frank Carlson Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin will decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court in the most expensive judicial election in history. Judy Woodruff traveled to Wisconsin to see how the state’s sharp political divides are shaping what could be the… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:37 Future of abortion access, voting rights faces critical test in Wisconsin primary By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Voters in Wisconsin will head to the polls Tuesday for a crucial primary race. What would normally be a little noticed judicial election is now a high-stakes battle for control of the state’s Supreme Court. The race is expected to… Continue watching
Jul 08 Wisconsin Supreme Court restricts absentee ballot drop boxes By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The decision is a defeat for Democrats in the battleground state who decried Friday's ruling as making it harder to vote. Continue reading
Mar 01 Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs sex trafficking defense in a homicide trial By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The Wisconsin Supreme Court is grappling with whether to allow a woman accused of killing a man to argue at trial that the homicide was justified because she was a sex trafficking victim. Continue reading