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Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Face-Off

Frederica Freyberg:

Now back to politics and a look at candidates running for the State Supreme Court. Wisconsin will elect a new Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy left by Michael Gableman’s retirement. Three candidates so far have announced their intent to run for the seat. Tim Burns, Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock. In a comparison drawn by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the candidates give mixed responses on issues such as Wisconsin's voter ID law and the 2011 redistricting. Burns and Dallet expressed concern over both issues. Screnock, who worked at the law firm that drew Wisconsin’s 2011 maps, approves of legal arguments to keep courts out of the redistricting process. The candidates also named current justices they admire. Burns and Dallet cite the two liberal justices on Wisconsin’s court and Screnock names the late conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The primary election will be in February.