The retirement of the longest-serving liberal on the narrowly divided court improves conservatives’ chances of retaking control after losing it last year.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is seen during a public hearing on Sept. 7, 2023, in Madison, Wis. MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 4-3 liberal majority announced Thursday she would not run for reelection next spring, shaking up a consequential race in a swing state and improving the odds that conservatives can retake the control they lost last year.
Disputes during that era were often bitter and personal, and in one instance turned physical. In 2011, during a confrontation in front of other members of the court, a conservative justice put his hands on Bradley’s neck. No charges were filed, and an ethics investigation into the other justice, David Prosser,to the court and liberals gained a 4-3 majority.
Major cases loom for the court. The justices will hear arguments next month on whether to reverse a 2022 decision by conservatives thatthat voters used in 2020 to return absentee ballots. This fall, the court could be called on to review the outcome of the presidential election, just as it was in 2020.
The court is expected to decide soon whether to accept cases that would determine whether abortion remains legal in the state. If it takes the cases, it will weigh in on the issue soon after the top courts in Florida and Arizona ruled in favor of abortion bans in those states.Whether the Wisconsin court takes up the cases immediately or waits to hear them later, abortion is expected to be a major issue in the 2025 race.
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