Major cases await as liberals exert control of Wisconsin Supreme Court

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conflicts on Wisconsin’s newly liberal controlled state Supreme Court spilled out publicly as the court majority flipped this week, setting the stage for deep divisions on major cases that could determine voting rules in this battleground state, the legality of abortions and legislative boundary lines. On Friday, conservative Chief Justice Annette Ziegler accused liberal justices of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” in attempting to gut her powers. It was the second time in three days she accused liberals of overreaching. Conservatives controlled the court for 15 years until Tuesday. Liberals will have the majority for at least the next two years.