Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments in Act 10 case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the state’s controversial Act 10 legislation. In an order Wednesday, the Court said it would review Abbotsford Education Association v. WERC, a lawsuit that argues carve-outs in the legislation for some public safety workers like police violates the equal protection clause of the State Constitution. The case is just the latest challenge to Act 10; the 2011 law passed under Republican Gov. Scott Walker that limited collective bargaining rights for many public sector workers in Wisconsin. Conservative Justice Annette Ziegler was the lone vote against taking the case; Justice Brian Hagedorn, did not participate in the decision.