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One of 2025’s Biggest Battles Over Abortion Rights Has Already Begun [1]

['Reid J. Epstein']

Date: 2025-01-27

Tens of millions of dollars flooding into a state election. A nakedly political candidate for a judgeship. Huge policy stakes for a key battleground state.

Two years ago, a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court vividly demonstrated how local elections that once flew under the radar were becoming expensive, nationalized and highly partisan affairs.

Now, Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin are preparing for yet another contest in April that will again determine control of the state’s top court — and with it the fate of abortion rights, labor rights and two congressional districts.

The race is likely to be even more partisan, negative and expensive than the 2023 election, whose $56 million price tag shattered national spending records for a judicial contest.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/us/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-race.html

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