Legal Opinion
Abrahamson v. Neitzel
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 31, 2015No. 15-cv-211-jdpPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JAMES D. PETERSON, District Judge.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, once a sterling example among state supreme courts, has hit a long rough patch, and it has become notorious for the fractiousness of its members. With that history as a backdrop, the state legislature in 2013 started the process of amending the state constitution to change the method of selecting the chief justice, from seniority to election by a majority of the sitting justices. Ratification of that amendment was completed on April 7, 2015, when it was approved in a state-wide referendum. The day after the…
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