Association of Career Employees v. Klauser

The Association of Career Employees, an unincorporated professional association of active and retired career state employees, and two indi vidual Wisconsin taxpayers appeal from an order dismissing their action seeking to have several appointments to state offices declared invalid for violating state civil service laws. We reverse the order.

The plaintiffs brought this action for declaratory judgment in circuit court seeking a determination that the named defendants — heads of various state agencies — violated state civil service laws and regulations when they hired several aides and…