Assembly to vote on potential changes to legal challenges

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The Wisconsin Assembly is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that seeks to speed up the timeline for a challenged law to make its way through the courts.

The bill, which passed the state Senate last week, would allow lawyers to appeal rulings if they’re issued ahead of a final judgment.

Republicans introduced the bill after Dane County judges struck down portions of Gov. Scott Walker’s law stripping public workers of their union rights and voided GOP photo identification requirements for voters.

The bill, though, is heavily watered down from what it once was. The Assembly’s original version, which passed in June, stated that any injunction would have to be lifted if an appeal is filed within 10 days. That provision was taken out on the Senate’s floor last week amidst potential legal problems.

The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Rep. David Craig, R-West Bend.

If it passes, it will go to Gov. Scott Walker for approval.