Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Friday against tech billionaire Elon Musk and his political committee, America PAC, seeking to block what Kaul alleged was an “egregious” and illegal scheme to sway voters days before a pivotal state Supreme Court election.
Kaul’s complaint, filed in Dane County Circuit Court on March 28, targets Musk’s announcement that two Wisconsin voters would be picked to receive $1 million each at a Sunday event—on the condition that they vote in the April 1 election. The high-stakes election will determine whether the high court remains a 4–3 liberal majority or flips to a conservative majority.
In a since-deleted post on social media on March 27, Musk wrote: “I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote. This is super important.”
Musk later clarified his plans in a new post on X on March 28.
“On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin,” Musk wrote. “To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges. I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2