Wisconsin AG Petitions State Supreme Court to Block Musk’s $1 Million Payments 👉 Updatem News

The emergency filing was made on Sunday as a heated Wisconsin Supreme Court election is scheduled for April 1.

Wisconsin’s attorney general submitted an emergency petition on May 30 to the state Supreme Court to prevent White House adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk from making $1 million payments to two random Wisconsinites who signed an online petition against “activist judges.”

Two lower state courts have already rejected challenges submitted by the attorney general, Josh Kaul, who had argued that Musk’s offer violates Wisconsin law that bars giving money or “anything of value” in exchange for voting.

“The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that elections in Wisconsin are safe, secure, free and fair,” Kaul said in a statement last week. “Based on our understanding of applicable Wisconsin law, we have taken legal action to seek a court order to stop this from happening.”

In his petition submitted on Sunday to the Wisconsin high court, Kaul wrote that due to the timing of Musk’s offer, “immediate injunctive relief is warranted here to stop respondents’ ongoing illegal action.”

Last week, Kaul filed a lawsuit to block Musk and his America PAC from distributing million-dollar payments to two randomly selected voters in a state circuit court, but a judge rejected the petition on March 28. Kaul later appealed the case to the state’s appellate division, which also rejected it, prompting the Supreme Court appeal.

“As of the time of this filing, neither Musk nor America PAC have announced that their plan to pay $1 million to two Wisconsin electors on Sunday March 30, 2025, has been canceled,” the suit said.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks at an event in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 27, 2022. (Morry Gash, File/AP Photo) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks at an event in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 27, 2022. Morry Gash, File/AP Photo

Wisconsin is slated to hold an election for an open state Supreme Court seat on April 1. Five of the court’s seven justices have endorsed a candidate in the race, raising potential conflicts for them to hear the Musk lawsuit.

Candidates Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are vying to serve a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced her retirement. Musk and President Donald Trump have both endorsed Schimel.

“If you have any friends or family in Wisconsin, send them a note and ask them to vote early for Justice Schimel,” Musk said in an event posted on social media platform X earlier this month.

Also this month, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he’s backing Schimel and warned that if Crawford wins, “the Movement to restore our Nation will bypass Wisconsin.”

At the rally scheduled in Green Bay for 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Musk had promised to hand over a pair of $1 million checks.

Musk and political action committees linked to him have spent more than $14 million to help Schimel get elected, out of more than $81 million that has been spent on both sides overall.

Musk on Friday initially said in a post on social media platform X that he planned to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the race.

Musk later posted a clarification, saying the money would go to people who will be spokespeople for an online petition against “activist judges.” After first saying the event would only be open to people who had voted in the Supreme Court race, he said attendance would be limited to those who have signed the petition.

“On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin. To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges. I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition,” he said in a post on X on March 28.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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