The unprecedented attempt to impeach and remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz from office comes as the court is being asked to throw out legislative electoral maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2011 that cemented the party's majorities in the Assembly and Senate.
Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expected to decide a pending lawsuit challenging an abortion ban.Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature is talking about impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice even before she has heard a case.
If she does step aside, the court would be divided 3-3 between liberal and conservative justices. However, conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has sided with liberals on major cases in the past, angering Republicans.Protasiewicz frequently spoke about redistricting during the campaign, calling the current Republican-friendly maps "unfair" and "rigged.""They do not reflect people in this state," Protasiewicz said at the same forum.
If the Assembly impeached her, Protasiewicz would be barred from any duties as a justice until the Senate acted. That could effectively stop her from voting on redistricting without removing her from office and creating a vacancy that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers would fill.
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