Sunday, February 17, 2013

Wis. GOP wants high court to take law challenges

By ASSOCIATED PRESS ??Friday, February 15, 2013 - 12:46 p.m.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? The president of the state Senate is trying to gather support for a bill that would require the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of state statutes directly and decide the matter within 150 days.

Sen. Michael Ellis, a Neenah Republican, sent an email to all legislators on Thursday asking for co-sponsors.

The bill comes after a multiple parties filed lawsuits challenging Republican Gov. Scott Walker?s contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all their union rights and a GOP-authored law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.

Ellis writes in his email the bill would streamline the process.

A conservative four-justice majority currently controls the Supreme Court.

Source: http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2013/feb/15/wis-gop-wants-high-court-take-law-challenges/

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