Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

Elections

Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley discusses the election of Justice-elect Susan Crawford in the state's spring 2025 vote for the high court and its ongoing liberal majority of justices.

April 2, 2025

Donald Trump sits in a high-backed leather chair with his left hand resting on top of his right hand on the surface of a desk with papers on its surface, with a map, drapes and U.S. flag in the background.
Donald Trump sits in a high-backed leather chair with his left hand resting on top of his right hand on the surface of a desk with papers on its surface, with a map, drapes and U.S. flag in the background.

Elections

Wisconsin and Florida 2025 votes provide early warning to Trump and Republicans

A judge endorsed by President Donald Trump and backed by Elon Musk to the tune of $21 million lost by a wide margin in a 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, while Republicans who held two congressional seats in Florida underperformed compared to Trump in 2024.

April 2, 2025

Brad Schimel stands with his hands on his hips and a piece of paper in his left hand while speaking into a microphone mounted on a stand, with drum kits and other microphone stands behind him along with a campaign sign reading Brad Schimel and Supreme Court and a U.S. flag in the background.
Brad Schimel stands with his hands on his hips and a piece of paper in his left hand while speaking into a microphone mounted on a stand, with drum kits and other microphone stands behind him along with a campaign sign reading Brad Schimel and Supreme Court and a U.S. flag in the background.

Elections

Once common, now unusual: Schimel pushes back against shouts about Wisconsin’s 2025 election results

Brad Schimel, who was defeated in Wisconsin's 2025 state Supreme Court election, promptly conceded the race as it was called, angering his own supporter who yelled for him to stay in the fight and expressing mistrust of the results.

April 2, 2025

Susan Crawford stands behind a podium with a campaign sign with the words Judge Crawford for Supreme Court and a URL, with Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Janet Protasiewicz and Ann Walsh Bradley standing behind her, with other people standing by the U.S. and Wisconsin flags and a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.
Susan Crawford stands behind a podium with a campaign sign with the words Judge Crawford for Supreme Court and a URL, with Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Janet Protasiewicz and Ann Walsh Bradley standing behind her, with other people standing by the U.S. and Wisconsin flags and a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle cases about abortion, unions and other disputes following Crawford’s election

Susan Crawford's Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory in 2025 cements a liberal majority on the state's top court for at least three more years, with cases affecting abortion rights, union power and other hot-button issues expected.

April 2, 2025

Elon Musk holds a wireless microphone in his left hand and gestures with his right hand while speaking in front of a projected image of the U.S. flag's stripes.
Elon Musk holds a wireless microphone in his left hand and gestures with his right hand while speaking in front of a projected image of the U.S. flag's stripes.

Elections

Wisconsin’s vote in its 2025 state Supreme Court race is a political loss for Musk

The 2025 election for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was the first test of billionaire Elon Musk's political impact since he skyrocketed in prominence by launching a controversial effort to slash the federal government in President Donald Trump's administration.

April 2, 2025

Susan Crawford stands behind a podium with a campaign sign with the words Judge Crawford for Supreme Court, Fair., Impartial., and a URL, with Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Janet Protasiewicz and Ann Walsh Bradley standing behind her, with other people standing to the side and in front of her, and with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags in front of a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.
Susan Crawford stands behind a podium with a campaign sign with the words Judge Crawford for Supreme Court, Fair., Impartial., and a URL, with Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Janet Protasiewicz and Ann Walsh Bradley standing behind her, with other people standing to the side and in front of her, and with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags in front of a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.

Elections

Why the AP called the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race for Crawford

The Associated Press declared that Susan Crawford won a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court based on the large leads she built in the state's population centers and Democratic strongholds that outweighed Brad Schimel's leads in more Republican areas across the state.

April 2, 2025

Susan Crawford waves with her right hand while standing behind a wood podium on a stage with a mounted microphone, plastic water bottle and paper on its surface, with Rebecca Dallet and Janet Protasiewicz standing behind her, with other people standing around her, applauding and taking photos and video with their phones.
Susan Crawford waves with her right hand while standing behind a wood podium on a stage with a mounted microphone, plastic water bottle and paper on its surface, with Rebecca Dallet and Janet Protasiewicz standing behind her, with other people standing around her, applauding and taking photos and video with their phones.

Elections

Crawford wins the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Susan Crawford, the Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeated the Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel in the state's 2025 election, cementing a liberal majority on the state's high court for at least three more years.

April 2, 2025

Jill Underly speaks while standing behind a wood podium with two campaign signs reading Jill Underly and Every Child, Every Day affixed to its front, with other people standing behind her holding campaign signs, with U.S. and Wisconsin flags and a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.
Jill Underly speaks while standing behind a wood podium with two campaign signs reading Jill Underly and Every Child, Every Day affixed to its front, with other people standing behind her holding campaign signs, with U.S. and Wisconsin flags and a pipe and drape backdrop in the background.

Elections

Underly wins Wisconsin’s 2025 state superintendent election and state voter ID amendment passes

Dr. Jill Underly defeated Brittany Kinser to win Wisconsin's 2025 election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and a state law requiring photo ID for voting will become a constitutional amendment under a proposal approved by voters.

April 1, 2025

A judicial bench with two sets of seats — one leather and another wood and leather — is faced by a low table and multiple rows of wood and leather chairs in a room with marble masonry, illuminated brass light fixtures in wall niches, multiple paintings on the back and side walls, and the U.S. and Wisconsin flags.
A judicial bench with two sets of seats — one leather and another wood and leather — is faced by a low table and multiple rows of wood and leather chairs in a room with marble masonry, illuminated brass light fixtures in wall niches, multiple paintings on the back and side walls, and the U.S. and Wisconsin flags.

Elections

Wisconsin to hold a state Supreme Court election every spring from 2025 to 2029

The 2025 spring election will decide the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ideological makeup for at least one year, but the state's voters will be electing a justice in each of the following four years as well.

April 1, 2025

A voter stands and leans over to fill out a ballot while facing one quadrant of a four-winged privacy divider with an International Symbol of Access printed on one wing and a graphic of a U.S. flag and the word VOTE on another wing, and with two printed sheets of paper taped to the top of the divider, in a room with a chalkboard in the background.
A voter stands and leans over to fill out a ballot while facing one quadrant of a four-winged privacy divider with an International Symbol of Access printed on one wing and a graphic of a U.S. flag and the word VOTE on another wing, and with two printed sheets of paper taped to the top of the divider, in a room with a chalkboard in the background.

Elections

The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides

As President Donald Trump escalates fights with federal judges, he's also bolstering a judicial candidate in Wisconsin — the loud and expensive race has become a fight over Trump's agenda and it's testing the limits of presidential advisor and billionaire Elon Musk's money and popularity.

April 1, 2025