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Protasiewicz Takes the Bench Amid Threats of Impeachment
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Protasiewicz heard her first case as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Justice Janet Protasiewicz heard her first case on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as Republican lawmakers threaten to impeach her while Democrats launch a campaign to push back against those legislators.
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Protasiewicz Takes the Bench Amid Threats of Impeachment
Clip: Season 2200 Episode 2210 | 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Justice Janet Protasiewicz heard her first case on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as Republican lawmakers threaten to impeach her while Democrats launch a campaign to push back against those legislators.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLOUISE ROBINS, PROFESSOR AM MER TUS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUSTICE JANET PROTASIEWICZ MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE BENCH AS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT.
SWORN IN LAST MONTH GIVING LIBERALS A 4-3 MAJORITY AND HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF THE STORM EVER SINCE.
LEGISLATIVE REPUBLICANS ARE THREATENING TO IMPEACH PROTASIEWICZ IF SHE DOESN'T RECUSE FROM CERTAIN CASES.
DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP BEHIND HER, PLEDGING A $4 MILLION AD CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO TARGET REPUBLICANS WHO MIGHT VOTE TO IMPEACH.
HOWEVER, THURSDAY, NONE OF THAT WAS ON DISPLAY.
THE JUSTICES HELD A HEARDING ON
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