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Conservatives target liberal state Supreme Court justices

As political fights become more contentious, issues like gerrymandering are coming before state supreme courts, turning once-overlooked questions about who sits on the bench into political battles.

By Zac Schultz | PBS News Hour

September 21, 2023

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In Wisconsin and North Carolina, liberal state Supreme Court justices are facing potential impeachment and a judicial commission investigation, respectively — Geoff Bennett discussed the politics of state courts with Zac Schultz of PBS Wisconsin and Colin Campbell of WUNC.

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