{"id":6262,"date":"2023-10-11T05:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T05:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6262"},"modified":"2023-10-11T05:19:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T05:19:26","slug":"wisconsin-democrats-groups-applaud-protasiewicz-decision-to-stay-on-election-map-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6262","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Democrats, Groups Applaud Protasiewicz Decision to Stay on Election Map Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n

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The showdown over Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and the state\u2019s redistricting process continues after Protasiewicz announced she would not recuse herself from two challenges to Wisconsin\u2019s electoral maps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will set aside my opinions and decide cases based on the law. There will surely be many cases in which I reach results that I personally dislike. That is what it means to be a judge,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Republicans in the state legislature have criticized Protasiewicz for saying Wisconsin\u2019s political maps are \u201cunfair\u201d and \u201crigged\u201d while she was running for the state supreme court. Lawmakers have said that shows she has prejudiced herself in the cases. Republicans also criticized Protasiewicz for accepting millions of dollars from the state Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

She dismissed those questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccepting the Legislature\u2019s theory would also raise a swarm of continuing difficulties for each justice,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIn recent Wisconsin Supreme Court races, the victor has received substantial financial support from a single entity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats and Democratic-leaning groups in the state applauded Protasiewicz\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustice Protasiewicz is absolutely correct to not recuse herself from the redistricting case before the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. As a duly elected Justice who won by a staggering 11 points, she has been entrusted to carry out her duties on the bench,\u201d Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison, said in a statement. \u201cDespite Republican\u2019s desperate efforts to hold onto their gerrymandered majority, their push for recusal was never more than a blatant political maneuver and an effort to ignore the will of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the face of unprecedented and baseless impeachment threats directed at her by right-wing extremists with partisan motivations, Justice Protasiewicz remains steadfast in her commitment to upholding her oath and hearing all cases with fairness and impartiality,\u201d Chris Walloch, executive director of A Better Wisconsin Together, added.<\/p>\n

Republicans have not yet said what they plan to do, but a number of lawmakers have said impeachment needs to be on the table if Protasiewicz did not recuse herself from the cases.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin Supreme Court also announced it is fast tracking the legal challenges to Wisconsin\u2019s electoral maps. A number of progressive groups in the state have asked the court to redraw the political maps ahead of the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/em>Photo \u201cJanet Protasiewicz\u201d by Janet for Justice<\/a>. Background Photo \u201cWisconsin Supreme Court\u201d by\u00a0Daderot<\/a>. CC0 1.0.<\/em><\/p>\n

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