Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Milwaukee Police Association v. City of Milwaukee

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 6, 2018No. 2015AP002375Published

1Concurrence

REBECCA GRASSL BRADLEY, J. (concurring).

¶ 45 I join the majority opinion but write separately to respond to the dissents. One dissent accuses the majority of having "manufactured" a right for the employee members of the Employee Retirement System of Milwaukee because the statutes do not define what "other rights" the Wisconsin legislature prohibits the City from modifying. Justice Kelly's dissent, ¶ 103. But when the legislature does not define a term, it is up to the judiciary to identify and declare its meaning, something neither dissent attempts. Another dissent says the majority's…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  3. Landis v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Spiegelberg v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Bosco v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004

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