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With the future of abortion rights and redistricting hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the April election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. But for people who find themselves in front of a judge, two questions on the ballot could have more substantial consequences than who controls the state’s highest panel. A proposed constitutional amendment on the April 4 ballot will let Wisconsin voters choose whether it should be harder for people to get out of jail on bail before trial. The measure's Republican sponsors say it will protect communities from people who judges believe are dangerous, but criminal justice advocates say it will disproportionately keep poor defendants behind bars.

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With the future of abortion rights and redistricting hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the April election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. But for people who find themselves in front of a judge, two questions on the ballot could have more substantial consequences than who controls the state’s highest panel. A proposed constitutional amendment on the April 4 ballot will let Wisconsin voters choose whether it should be harder for people to get out of jail on bail before trial. The measure's Republican sponsors say it will protect communities from people who judges believe are dangerous, but criminal justice advocates say it will disproportionately keep poor defendants behind bars.

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