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Lame Duck: Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Evers Admin

Frederica Freyberg:

Along conservative and liberal lines, the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes another blow to Governor Tony Evers. The state’s highest court once again upheld laws the Republican-controlled Legislature passed just days before Governor Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul took office. Both are Democrats. The laws passed in the lame duck session require Kaul to get permission from a Republican-controlled Legislative Committee to settle lawsuits, and they guarantee the Legislature can intervene in cases using its own attorneys rather than those from the state Department of Justice. This was not the case when Republican Scott Walker was governor and Brad Schimel was attorney general.