Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. Wisconsin Department of Administration

¶ 1. This case comes to us on certification from the court of appeals. The certified questions are:(1) Whether courts have jurisdiction to review legislative action to determine if that action was sufficient to amend the Public Records Law; and(2) If so, whether the action taken by the legislature in ratifying a collective bargaining agreement between the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU)1 and the State of Wisconsin was sufficient to amend the Public Records Law.2

¶ 2. The court of appeals posed these questions in order to determine whether a provision in a ratified collective bargaining…