US EditionWisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
- Janet Protasiewicz, a self-described progressive judge, has won by an 11-point margin, shifting the ideological balance of power in Milwaukee's circuit court. This comes at a crucial time as major legal clashes on abortion and redistricting are on the horizon.
- Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature wants Protasiewicz to recuse herself from two lawsuits challenging the state's legislative maps as partisan gerrymanders, arguing that she cannot be fair due to her campaign donations and criticism of the Republican-drawn maps.
- Legislators are even threatening to impeach Protasiewicz if she hears the cases. However, judges are allowed to express their opinions on disputed issues, as long as they don't directly promise a particular ruling. Moreover, campaign supporters and statements haven't historically led to recusals.
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WED PM Update: Vos asks former SCOWIS justices to advise him on impeachment - WisPolitics
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com ... -- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he has asked former members of the state Supreme Court to lay out for him what conduct by a justice rises to the level of impeachment...
Wisconsin GOP leader creates panel to investigate state Supreme Court impeachment criteria
Wisconsin Assembly Leader Robin Vos and state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. (AP Photos) Wisconsin GOP leader creates panel to investigate state Supreme Court impeachment criteria Rachel Schilke September 13, 04:55 PM September 13, 04:56 PM Video Embed Wisconsin Republican Assembly Leader Robin Vos is asking former state Supreme Court justices to examine the criteria for impeaching justices — …
Wisconsin Republicans have 'no real case' against state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz: columnist
Efforts by Wisconsin Republicans to potentially impeach newly-elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz are part of a broader campaign to undermine democracy, The Bulwark's Don Moynihan explains in a Wednesday editorial."Fundamentally, state Republicans do not feel they need to respond to majority opinion—most clearly on abortion rights. And they are right, they can get away with being unresponsive—because of the gerrymander," Moyni…
Robin Vos asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
Reading Time: 3 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’s Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justi…
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