MacIver News Minute: Back To Reality In Battle Over Extraordinary Session

By Chris Rochester - April 2, 2019

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Madison is 77 square miles surrounded by reality. Thankfully, reality ruled the day last week when a three-judge panel stayed a liberal Dane County judge’s decision invalidating the laws that came out of December’s extraordinary session. The activist judge simply cancelled those laws, but it now appears likely the court will find the extraordinary session was constitutional. Read More MacIver News Minute: Back To Reality In Battle Over Extraordinary Session

Court of Appeals Blocks the Sweeping Lame-Duck Decision by Dane County Court

By MacIverNews - March 29, 2019

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Case 1: The court of appeals found the lower court’s decision could cause irreparable harm to the people of Wisconsin. Case 2: In a victory for the legislature, the court found, for 10 provisions, that the unions “have not sufficiently established the requisite likelihood that this court will find them unconstitutional.” Case 3: Scheduled for April 26th. Read More Court of Appeals Blocks the Sweeping Lame-Duck Decision by Dane County Court