Wisconsin Republicans ask liberal Supreme Court Justice to step aside in union case
- The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has requested that Justice Janet Protasiewicz step aside in a case about a 2011 law affecting collective bargaining for state workers.
- If Justice Protasiewicz recuses herself, the Wisconsin Supreme Court would be deadlocked 3-3 between liberals and conservatives.
- A Dane County Circuit Judge ruled that the law violates equal protection guarantees in the Wisconsin Constitution by differentiating between 'general' and 'public safety' employees.
- The Legislature's top Republicans stated that it would be 'right and ethical' for Justice Protasiewicz to recuse herself from the case.
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