The new liberal majority on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has been putting in work, particularly on elections — much to the horror of Republicans in the state’s congressional delegation.
“I’ve always been concerned about the radical leftists on the Wisconsin Supreme Court being super-legislators and legislating from the bench,” Sen. Ron Johnson said. “It’s very unfortunate.”
For the first time in 15 years, Wisconsin has a Supreme Court controlled by liberals following last year’s high-stakes election. It was the most expensive state judicial election in the nation’s history, racking up over $47 million in spending across contributions to candidate campaigns, independent expenditures and undisclosed issue ads. Outside spending skyrocketed: While it ranged up to about $5 million per race in the SCOWIS elections from 2007-2020, it was nearly $29 million for this one.