Wisconsin elects liberal judge to Supreme Court in major win for abortion rights

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWisconsin elects liberal judge to Supreme Court in major win for abortion rightsChris Taylor’s win guarantees a liberal majority on the court until at least 2030Scott Bauer Wednesday 08 April 2026 09:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953561","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-chris-taylor-b2953561.html","title":"Wisconsin elects liberal judge to Supreme Court in major win for abortion rights"}}CloseRelated: Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice tells Elon Musk 'courts are not for sale'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Chris Taylor,...