Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Brad Schimel reached a plea bargain with a criminal defendant whose attorney made donations to Schimel’s election campaign.

Now the issue has come up in the race for the state's highest court, which has no say over how Wisconsin manages DNA testing.

Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race.