“The Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom’s latest justice has rejected calls from Republican legislative leaders to recuse herself from two lawsuits earlier than the courtroom involving the state’s legislative maps, which she has described as ‘rigged’ — a choice that would push the Meeting speaker to begin impeachment proceedings,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviews.
“Supreme Courtroom Justice Janet Protasiewicz issued an order Friday afternoon in response to requests from Republican lawmakers asking her to recuse from the circumstances due to her feedback throughout a spring marketing campaign for her seat. The lawmakers argued her feedback amounted to pre-judging the circumstances.”