Elon Musk has thrust himself into the center of a state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin. Democrats are trying to use it to their advantage.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court currently has a 4-3 liberal majority, with one of the liberal justices retiring, the balance of the court is at stake.

Elon Musk held a town hall to push for conservative Brad Schimel's election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court as hundreds protested outside.

Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s outcome

Wisconsin voters will choose a new justice for the state's top court on Tuesday in a race that offers an early referendum on Donald Trump's presidency, with abortion rights, labor rights and election rules all potentially in the balance.

If Musk succeeds in buying the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler tells Vanity Fair, “then he’s going to bring exactly these same obscene tactics and ludicrous quantities of money to every future race.

Wisconsin's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to block Elon Musk from handing out checks to voters amid a tightly contested election.

Elon Musk is averse to understatement. Last night, at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the world’s richest man bounded onstage in a cheesehead and handed out a pair of oversize checks worth $1 million apiece.

(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state's top court in a closely watched election.