Wisconsin Court Agrees to Hear Act 10 Challenge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit brought by unions and public employees challenging Act 10, the 2011 law that sharply limited collective bargaining for most public workers. A Dane County judge struck down the law in December 2024, finding its exemptions for some public safety employees unconstitutional, but an appeals court overturned that ruling in July. Justice Annette Ziegler dissented from the decision to review the case, while Justice Brian Hagedorn, who helped craft the law as Gov. Scott Walker’s legal counsel, did not participate. The case proceeds as Democrats prepare to take control of the governorship and both legislative chambers, with incoming leaders backing efforts to repeal Act 10.