Janet Protasiewicz

The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a conservative activist's request to release guardianship records to identify ineligible voters, citing privacy protections. The 5-2 ruling upheld state law that such records are not public, with liberal justices and one conservative justice disagreeing with a lower court's decision to release redacted records. The case, brought by Ron Heuer and the Wisconsin Voter Alliance, sought to compare voter registration lists with names of individuals deemed ineligible to vote due to guardianship orders.

Chris Taylor, a liberal Wisconsin judge, won a Supreme Court seat, expanding the liberal majority to 5-2. This follows a trend of Democratic victories in special elections, indicating a challenging environment for Republicans ahead of the midterms.