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Chris Taylor: “We had a conservative state supreme court that was in the…”

Featuring: Chris Taylor, Democratic | Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, Judges Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor, face off

Published | Video Starts at 10:32

And if so, how would you fix that? Well, look, when I was in the legislature, I saw bills that I thought were unconstitutional be passed. The problem was We had a conservative state supreme court that was in the pocket of right-wing extremists. They would not hold the legislative branch accountable. What I will do as a justice is be fiercely independent. I have a strong judicial record. I have never once been reversed. (10:32–10:40)

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