Here's some good news! Liberals expanded their majority on Wisconsin’s top court yesterday, aiding Democrats to curb GOP abuses in a swing state that is home to some of the nation’s closest elections and most contentious ideological battles.

Voters put Chris Taylor into a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court, the Associated Press projected, widening the liberal majority from 4-3 to 5-2.

Taylor’s victory over conservative Maria Lazar, a fellow judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, positions liberals to keep their majority until at least 2030. Liberals could gain an additional seat next year in a race to succeed a retiring conservative justice. Ha, ha! It's always fun to watch conservatives get used to being in the minority.

In the coming years, the Court may take up hot-button cases on abortion and union restrictions, as well as high-stakes litigation with national implications for congressional redistricting and election disputes. In 2020, the court with a one-vote margin upheld Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the state’s presidential vote.

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