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Wisconsin GOP Targets Liberal Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Impeachment After Supreme Court Win

HeadlineApr 06, 2023

In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are already talking about impeaching newly elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz after her decisive win in Tuesday’s election. Her victory gave Wisconsin’s high court a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years and renewed hopes that Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban can be reversed. This week, state Senator Duey Stroebel told The New York Times impeachment was “not impossible.”

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