Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play.”

Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general. Susan Crawford says he took too long.

Two years after Wisconsin was subject to the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history, the ideological leaning of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is yet again in the hands of voters in the state’s April election.

One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race.

Conservative candidate Brad Schimel refuses to criticize the president for freeing rioters who assaulted law enforcement officers.

Both campaigns are trying to use the issue to define Brad Schimel, the former Republican attorney general and a current Waukesha County judge.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court general election set to be held in April will determine ideological control of the court.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Brad Schimel reached a plea bargain with a criminal defendant whose attorney made donations to Schimel’s election campaign.

The Supreme Court returned the case to the appeals court for not following procedures to be used when appeals courts conflict.