Elections

Rep. Greta Neubauer on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, discusses the significance of the 2025 state Supreme Court election given its balance of power and range of major cases on its docket.

By Zac Schultz | Here & Now

December 27, 2024

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Zac Schultz:
So, let's talk about the number of significant cases that are currently, or could be for the Wisconsin Supreme Court — there's the abortion ruling, there's JFC authority, Governor Evers' education funding vetoes, Meagan Wolfe's appointment to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. They're likely to hear the appeal of the Act 10 law. So all of that — how important is the Supreme Court election coming up this April?

Rep. Greta Neubauer:
Well, people in Wisconsin have heard this before, but it is an existential election for us. We have seen how a conservative majority on the court damaged the state of Wisconsin over the last decade, taking away people's rights, doing nothing when Roe v. Wade fell, right? Doing nothing when Act 10 was passed in the Legislature. We have really struggled under a conservative court in Wisconsin, and we've now seen what can happen when we have people elected who are fair and impartial. Our democracy gained a lot when we got fair maps here in Wisconsin, and that is thanks to a fair and impartial court. So we are gonna be very engaged in this election. We know that it's essential for our constituents' well-being, for their rights and freedoms, particularly under a Trump administration.



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