Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editors: "Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson should drop her lawsuit."

"However unfair it may seem to Abrahamson and her supporters, she lost this round. She should drop her lawsuit."

Abrahamson's lawsuit will only further divide an already fractious court that is more notable in recent years for its dysfunction more than for its jurisprudence. These justices are as polarized as the state's politicians, which is an embarrassment. Justices are supposed to rise above such pettiness.

We also find it hard to believe there are legitimate federal issues here. The federal court should let the state sort this out.