Wisconsin’s top Republican state lawmaker, who had threatened to possibly impeach a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice if she didn’t step down from a redistricting case, doesn’t mention that option in his first comments since the justice decided against recusal
Wisconsin's top Republican state lawmaker, who had threatened to possibly impeach a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice if she didn't step down from a redistricting case, didn't mention that option Monday in his first comments since the justice decided against recusal.
“We think the United States Supreme Court precedent compels her recusal, and the United States Supreme Court will have the last word here.” It is up to each justice on the state Supreme Court to decide whether to recuse from a case. It's unclear from Vos's statement if he intended to file a legal challenge over Wisconsin's recusal rules with the U.S. Supreme Court or if he was talking about the larger redistricting case, which could end up before the nation's highest court.
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