A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state's highest court on the line.Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford launched her campaign to succeed retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, citing her previous work for Planned Parenthood as the fight over a Wisconsin abortion ban is playing out in court.
Crawford's campaign announcement also took a swipe at Schimel, labeling him a 'right-wing extremist' because of his support for enforcing Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban. That ban is on hold while two challenges to the 175-year-old state law are pending before the state Supreme Court.Schimel accused Crawford of being 'handpicked by the leftist majority on the Supreme Court to cement their stranglehold for another three years.
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