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ACLU questions Capitol policy in court (UPDATE)
Civil rights attorneys pressed a federal judge Wednesday to temporarily block the state's Capitol access policy, arguing the rules stifle free speech and don't serve any legitimate government interest.
Court: Milwaukee police can’t bargain health costs (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin appellate courts bolstered portions of Republicans' contentious collective bargaining restrictions Tuesday, ruling that Milwaukee police can't negotiate their own health care costs and that a county board legally required elected officials to pay more for their benefits.
Wis. court: Higher health, pension payments legal
A state appeals court says Eau Claire County officials legally forced the sheriff and treasurer to contribute more to their health care and pensions.
Judge: Lawmaker properly redacted collective bargaining emails (UPDATE)
A Democratic state senator properly redacted identifying information from emails he received during debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing collective bargaining law before he released them to a conservative think tank, a judge has ruled.
GOP bill would nullify judges’ injunctions (UPDATE)
Attorneys would be able to nullify court rulings blocking state laws by filing a quick appeal under a bill Republican legislators are circulating.
Collective bargaining lawsuits cost taxpayers $850K
Wisconsin taxpayers have spent close to $850,000 defending lawsuits over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 law that all but ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
Wis. AG says he needs solicitor general position
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is telling legislators he needs a new solicitor general position in the state Justice Department to help defend Gov. Scott Walker's policies.
Van Hollen won’t continue to seek hold on collective bargaining ruling
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will not ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider putting on hold a lower court's ruling that threw out major portions of the law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions.
Appeals court refuses to reinstate collective bargaining law (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday refused to put on hold a judge's decision repealing major parts of Gov. Scott Walker's law that effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.
GOP bill would make high court take cases (UPDATE)
The president of the Wisconsin Senate has crafted a bill that would require the state Supreme Court to take up constitutional challenges to state statutes directly and rule within a matter of months, removing lower courts from the cases.
Federal appeals court upholds collective bargaining limits (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights in a decision hailed by Republicans but not undoing a state court ruling keeping much of the law from being in effect.
Milwaukee attempts to intervene in collective bargaining case
The city of Milwaukee filed a petition Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.
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