Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Brad Schimel reached a plea bargain with a criminal defendant whose attorney made donations to Schimel’s election campaign.

Although officially nonpartisan, state Supreme Court candidates line up with either the Democratic or Republican parties in their campaigns.

By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel raised more than $2 million through the end of 2024, according to mandatory campaign finance filings with the state. By comparison ...

The event is just one of many partisan gatherings both candidates in the nonpartisan-in-name-only race have attended.

Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has touted the endorsement of the Chippewa County Sheriff, who has been accused of sexual harassment

One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race.

President Donald Trump's decision to pardon those who were convicted of violent crimes or pleaded guilty to committing violent crimes during the Jan. 6 attack is shaping up to

The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race says he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence.

Susan Crawford is considered the liberal candidate in the state Supreme Court contest to replace retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. A Crawford win would block the seven-person high court from flipping back to conservative control.

Both candidates are also accepting large donations from partisans, including the Democratic and Republican parties.

Both campaigns are trying to use the issue to define Brad Schimel, the former Republican attorney general and a current Waukesha County judge.