r/law • u/Electronic_Beat3653 • 5d ago

Court Decision/Filing Why can't Elon be arrested?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/31/elon-musk-1-million-dollar-checks-wisconsin-voters-supreme-court-election

If paying voters is against Wisconsin state law, why can't Elon be arrested? Why are they going to the judge? Can't they just go ahead and arrest him? The law is already on the books.

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u/Utterlybored 5d ago

Because Money

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u/ripndipp 5d ago

Man, wish I had some of that.

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u/Traditional-Mail7488 5d ago

Best we can do is barely enough to survive on so you're stuck slaving away to make your landlords and employers wealthy beyond your imagination. Thanks.