Here & Now

Protasiewicz Takes the Bench Amid Threats of Impeachment

Zac Schultz:

Also this week, Justice Janet Protasiewicz made her first appearance on the bench as a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Protasiewicz was sworn in last month giving the liberals a 4-3 majority and has been at the center of the storm ever since. Legislative Republicans are threatening to impeach Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from certain cases. Democrats are lining up behind her, pledging a $4 million ad campaign designed to target Republicans who might vote to impeach. However, on Thursday, none of that was on display. The justices held a hearing on a proposed rule change that would require eviction records to be removed from the state web site after one year.