The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race the Nation is Watching – By Susan Milligan (US News) / Apr 3 2023
A state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin has broad implications for the future of abortion rights, control of the legislature and whether voters’ choice for president will be upheld.
The weightiest of issues are on the ballot Tuesday: the future of abortion rights, control of the state legislature for the foreseeable future and whether voters’ choice for president will be upheld.
And it’s all coming down to a single race for a state Supreme Court opening in Wisconsin between two candidates in a nominally non-partisan contest that could have sweeping implications not just for the Badger State, but the nation.
Voters in Wisconsin will choose between Janet Protasiewicz, a Milwaukee County circuit court judge backed by liberals, and conservative former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, who is seeking to recapture the seat he was appointed to fill in 2016 but then lost in an election in 2020.
