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| Then-Judge Rebecca Bradley speaks at the state Capitol in Madison after being appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Gov. Scott Walker. (Photo: Associated Press) |
MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court
upheld lame-duck laws Friday that limit the power of the state's new
Democratic governor, handing Republicans a victory in one of several
legal fights over the laws.
Two
other lawsuits over the lame-duck laws are ongoing. The state Supreme
Court is considering one and a federal judge the other.
In Friday's 4-3 decision,
conservatives on the state's high court found lawmakers were allowed to
bring themselves into session in December to trim the authority of Gov.
Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul just before they took office.
"The
Wisconsin Constitution mandates that the Legislature meet 'at such time
as shall be provided by law.' The Legislature did so," Justice Rebecca
Bradley wrote for the majority.
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and Disability Rights Wisconsin in January sued over the lame-duck laws, arguing legislators had illegally approved them.
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