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Court Upholds Act 10 In Its Entirety
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 31, 2014
WisPolitics.com is reporting that the Wisconsin Supreme Court today upheld Act 10 in its entirety in a 5-2 decision.
The conservative majority rejected the unions’ arguments that collective bargaining changes infringe on their constitutional right to freedom of association or violates equal protection requirements.
“No matter the limitations or ‘burdens’ a legislative enactment places on the collective bargaining process, collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation,” Justice Michael Gableman wrote for the majority. “The First Amendment cannot be used as a vehicle to expand the parameters of a benefit that it does not itself protect.”
Crooks wrote a concurring opinion, while Abrahamson and Bradley dissented.
The SAA’s legal consultants are at work analyzing the decision. When their analysis is available we will forward it to SAA members. Stay tuned.
Read the Act 10 decision.
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