- A behind-the-scenes power struggle at the Wisconsin Supreme Court has made its way public, as Chief Justice Annette Ziegler is alleging the new liberal majority is attempting to rewrite the way business is conducted.
- Ziegler issued a press release Aug. 4 that calls the four liberals “rogue justices” who are attempting to a coup. The controversy comes months after Janet Protasiewicz was elected in a contentious race with conservative Dan Kelly, giving liberals a 4-3 edge (Wisconsin justices are not designated “Democrat” or “Republican”).
- Kelly called Protasiewicz a “serial liar” after the April election. That same day, the court handed down a decision in a lawsuit over fees for electronic medical records that split the liberals and conservatives.
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It Begins: After Political Shake-Up, Wisconsin Chief Justice Hits Liberal Power Grab
