A liberal Wisconsin court sided with Elon Musk in election battle in the state.
A liberal court declined to block payments that Elon Musk is giving away in Wisconsin in an election lottery on Sunday in the state.
Channel3000 reports:
Elon Musk may go ahead, for now, with $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters, after a Wisconsin appeals court declined Saturday to block the payments.
The opinion, written by a panel of three judges based out of Madison, argued the lawsuit seeking to block the payments needed to work its way through lower courts first. On Friday, a Columbia County judge declined to hear the lawsuit by the Sunday deadline Musk is scheduled to release the payments.
That lawsuit was brought by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, who sued Musk to block the payments, alleging they ran afoul of state election law.
The payments are part of a lottery Musk, a Trump ally, is running in Wisconsin tied to the upcoming state Supreme Court race. Musk offered $100 to Wisconsin voters who signed a petition to oppose activist judges, with also a promise for a chance to receive $1 million.
Musk promised to hand out two $1 million checks at a Sunday rally in Green Bay. He initially announced he would only allow those who voted in the Wisconsin election to attend, which could be construed as paying Wisconsinites to vote, which is illegal under state law. Musk later walked that back to allow those who signed his petition to attend.
If appealed, the case will go to the liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court.
This is what the election for Supreme Court justice is all about. Both parties are fighting for this seat that will determine the direction of the court into the next decade. The Democrats are throwing all they can at this race and both parties know the significance of this race.
Elon Musk has been commenting for months that this is the most important election in 2025.
Even more important than the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is the ballot initiative to add voter ID to the state constitution, which will ensure integrity in elections.
Both are decided on April 1st.
Very important to vote and encourage anyone you know in Wisconsin to vote!
Even more important than the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is the ballot initiative to add voter ID to the state constitution, which will ensure integrity in elections.
Both are decided on April 1st.
Very important to vote and encourage anyone you know in Wisconsin to vote!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 29, 2025