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Courts Rule on Two Lame Duck Lawsuits

March 29, 2019

WPR Capitol reporter Laurel White breaks down the multiple lawsuits challenging the lame duck laws passed last year. She discusses the difference between the suit challenging the whole session and the suit challenging the session’s laws, as well as the status the 15 Walker appointees whose nominations were pulled by Gov. Tony Evers.

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