Individuals and organizations who boosted lies that the 2020 election was stolen have made $3.9 million worth of campaign contributions to the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
. The donations have reportedly been made in support of conservative candidate Daniel Kelly, with the court currently composed of four conservative judges and three liberals. Whoever succeeds retiring conservative justice Patience Roggensack will therefore dictate the overall political majority of the court, with ramifications for issues in the state including abortion access and redistricting.
. “There is an organized group of insurrectionists who are trying to actively fund candidates for elected office, including judgeships,” Jeremi Suri, professor of public affairs and history at the University of Texas-Austin, told
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