US EditionWisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
- Wisconsin Republicans are claiming that a state Supreme Court justice who received $10 million from the Democratic Party cannot fairly rule on redistricting cases. However, other justices, including conservative ones, have received campaign cash from the state Republican Party and have not recused themselves in cases involving donors.
- Wisconsin's Republican-drawn maps are considered highly gerrymandered, benefiting the GOP's hold on the Legislature. Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who received significant financial support from the Democratic Party, promised to recuse herself from any case brought by the party. Republicans threaten possible impeachment if she does not step down from redistricting cases.
- State supreme court races have become highly contentious and political, with significant campaign spending. In Wisconsin, there is no requirement for justices to step down from cases involving campaign donors. The attention on the Wisconsin Supreme Court reflects a growing pattern of increased scrutiny on state judges across the country.
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Wisconsin GOP Mulls Impeaching Justice Over Donations
“Wisconsin Republicans talking about impeaching a state Supreme Court justice before she’s heard a case are pointing to the nearly $10 million she received from the Democratic Party as proof that she can’t fairly rule on redistricting cases that could weaken the GOP’s hold on the Legislature,” the AP reports. “But the state GOP and other conservative groups have given campaign cash to other sitting justices, and they’re not recusing themselves o…
Wisconsin GOP wants to impeach state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz over donations despite one small problem - National Zero
Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature are switching to their Plan B in their search for a pretext to impeach newly seated state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz after the Wisconsin Judicial Commission ruled that her campaign statements about abortion policy and the state’s extreme gerrymanders were not any grounds to pursue complaints against her, deciding that she received $10 million in campaign contributions from Democrats wo…
Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. This story is published in partnership with The Associated Press. Wisconsin Republicans talking about impeaching a state Supreme Court justice before she’s heard a case are pointing to the nearly $10 million she received from the Democratic Party as proof that she can’t fairly rul…
Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Supreme Court justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
A government watchdog group says the lack of ethics rules is of conservatives' own making. In 2010 the court's then-conservative majority passed a rule allowing justices to take cases even if they involve donors.
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