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

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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 Wisconsin 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 on March 28. “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 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.

By Jack Phillips

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