Here's why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters
ALEXANDER SHUR and MITCHELL SCHMIDT
Wisconsin State Journal
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"This is an extremely high-stakes state Supreme Court race," says UW-Madison Law School associate professor Robert Yablon. Some of the cases the justices are likely to take up could generate interest in the election from across the country, he says.
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Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell will run for the state Supreme Court seat currently held by Justice Patience Roggensack, he announced on Wednesday.
ALEXANDER SHUR and MITCHELL SCHMIDT
Wisconsin State Journal
Now that the midterm election is over and split government remains the status quo at the state Capitol, all eyes have shifted to this April’s race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where voters will decide which ideology holds the majority on the state’s high court.
Leading by around 40,000 votes with an estimated 93% of ballots counted early Wednesday, Johnson said he's confident Barnes cannot make up his deficit.
The high number of referendums is a sign of the times as school districts grapple with inflation, staffing issues, and COVID relief funds that are quickly running out.
Leading by around 40,000 votes with an estimated 93% of ballots counted early Wednesday, Johnson said he's confident Barnes cannot make up his deficit.
"This is an extremely high-stakes state Supreme Court race," says UW-Madison Law School associate professor Robert Yablon. Some of the cases the justices are likely to take up could generate interest in the election from across the country, he says.
Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell will run for the state Supreme Court seat currently held by Justice Patience Roggensack, he announced on Wednesday.
