For the first time in 15 years liberals win control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Democrats have scored a major off-year election victory in Wisconsin, winning the state’s open supreme court seat and flipping control of the court to liberals for the first time in 15 years. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz won the hotly contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to a race call by The Associated Press, defeating former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly. Spending in the campaign shattered the previous national record for a state supreme court election. The win by Protasiewicz comes at a pivotal time for the court, and for the Democratic voters who…