Legal Opinion
Baldus v. Members of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 22, 2012No. Case Nos. 11-CV-562 JPS-DPW-RMD, 11-CV-1011 JPS-DPW-RMDPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
2Per curiam
There was once a time when Wisconsin was famous for its courtesy and its tradition of good government. In 2006, James J. Conant was able to write that:
The most important feature of Wisconsin’s society, government, and politics during the twentieth century was its progressive nature. Wisconsin had a highly developed civil society, its elected and administrative officials continuously attempted to improve the state’s political institutions, and they attempted to enhance the economic and social circumstances of the state’s citizens. Throughout the century Wisconsin’s…
3Cases cited37 opinions
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