Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election this spring will decide just one seat, but the contest already is shaping up as one of the most costly and contentious battles of the new year – with the control of the seven-member court and the fate of a 19th century abortion ban hanging in the balance.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Republican Party official lacked standing to challenge the use of a mobile voting van in the city of Racine during the 2022 primary election, a decision that could make it more difficult for conservatives to contest election procedures in the future.

In this instance, Joe Ricketts, an owner of the Chicago Cubs, gave $500,000 to the state GOP. After that and some other large donations, the party gave about $1.7 million to Brad Schimel’s campaign.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz announced she would not recuse herself from a future case regarding union laws in the state despite pressure from the GOP for her to

The $1 million comes on top of $1.5 million from another Elon Musk-backed group for TV ads in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race backing Brad Schimel.

The group Building America's Future is spending $1.6 million on television ads in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race that started airing Thursday and will run for two weeks in the state's five ...