Wisconsin GOP Threatens to Impeach New, Liberal State Supreme Court Justice

A new liberal tilt to the court is driving Republican fears of losing their large legislative majorities in the state.

AP/Scott Bauer, file
More than 100 opponents of the Republican redistricting plans vow to fight the maps at a rally ahead of a joint legislative committee hearing at the Wisconsin state Capitol at Madison. AP/Scott Bauer, file

Wisconsin Republicans have enjoyed outsize control of the Legislature in one of the most closely divided states for a dozen years. Maintaining that power is now at the heart of a drama involving the state Supreme Court that has national political implications.

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