Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments

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5. I am not an attorney but I think this is about recusal.

It does seem strange for the state supreme court to decide a case about the state supreme court. I wonder if that is what is meant by declining to take the case "as an original action".

There would be an issue of recusal for all the justices...

Wisconsin’s tightly contested Supreme Court election, where ideological control of the court is at stake, is on Tuesday. Liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority.

The court's four liberal justices have endorsed Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic-backed candidate.

Musk’s attorneys, about four hours before the rally was to begin, asked that two liberal justices who have campaigned for Crawford — Jill Karofsky and Rebecca Dallet — recuse themselves from the case. His attorneys argued their work for Crawford creates “the specter of inappropriate bias.” If they did recuse, that would leave the court with a 3-2 conservative majority.

Both justices rejected the request and said they would spell out their reasons why at a later date.

One of the court's conservative justices has endorsed Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, who also has the backing of Trump and Musk. Schimel wore a “Make America Great Again" hat while campaigning Sunday.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/wisconsin-supreme-court-refuses-case-elon-musks/3709632/

If the State Supreme Court cannot hear this, I hope Kaul will submit it to the US Supreme Court.