That outside cash has made the race the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history, with more than $81 million spent, crushing the record set in 2023.

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul said checks and balances are necessary to protect the “our freedom and our liberty" at a Tuesday press conference.

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the planned start of the rally.

Democratic AG brought challenge to one of several Republican-backed lame-duck laws that limit executive branch power.

Kaul has requested action "as soon as possible but no later than the planned event on Sunday evening," according to court records.

Musk’s heavy political involvement in the battle for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has made him a central figure in the race.

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is in a legal battle with the state of Wisconsin. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on Wednesday. Kaul argues that Republican lawmakers gave themselves too much oversight of Department of Justice cases with "lame duck" laws enacted six years ago.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) on Sunday asked the state’s top court to block Elon Musk from giving away $1 million checks at his town hall later in the day, which he is holding in

The court declined to quickly intervene before a Musk event Sunday at which he plans to give out two $1 million checks.