Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.

(AP) - A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. Free Press 101: How we practice journalism.Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer, maintains he funneled $130,000 to Daniels at Trump's direction in a plot to keep her quiet ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors continued their investigation and examined payments made to Stormy Daniels, a porn star who says she had an affair with Trump - which the ex-president denied. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to the charges against him and a jury convicted Trump's company late last year. The Manhattan district attorney's office spent years investigating Trump's finances and previously brought a criminal case against the Trump Organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg. It is the first time a current or former US president has ever been criminally charged.

The indictment, which was voted on by a Manhattan grand jury last week, follows a years-long investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office. It often indicates a user profile.Ī grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on nearly three dozen felony charges in connection to a $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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