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Her victory keeps the state’s highest court under a 4-3 liberal majority as it has been since 2023.
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The millions in campaign funding poured into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election spotlights the increasing partisanship around these supposedly neutral court roles. It also feeds a growing concern nationally about the independence of state high courts.
Democrat-backed Susan Crawford won the closely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.
Spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has passed $90 million as of Monday, according to a tally by the Brennan Center for Justice.
President Donald Trump‘s former senior campaign adviser Jason Miller said Wednesday that Republicans need to get “aggressive” following the Democrat-backed victory in Wisconsin‘s Supreme Court special election.
Live updates and the latest news as Democrat wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Republicans win House seats in Florida and Trump announces sweeping tariffs on imports.
The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
The Badger State hosts the nation's most expensive court race to date, while the Sunshine State seeks to fill two House seats in deep red districts.