Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel were positioned in this spring’s election as ideological opposites grappling for control of the state Supreme Court. Out of state mega donors flooded the race with cash…and our screens and mailboxes with endless advertisements.
Got Supreme Court fatigue? This spring is just the beginning of a five year run. Wisconsin is slated to hold a court election every year through 2029. And while last week’s victor Susan Crawford doesn’t join the court until August, justices will be plenty busy before then.
Bryna Godar is a staff attorney at UW Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative. Sitting down with WORT News Producer Faye Parks, she outlined some high profile cases already on the docket – and major issues that may soon reach Wisconsin’s highest court.
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