From WisPolitics.com …
— The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals this morning overturned a Dane County judge’s ruling finding part of Act 10 unconstitutional.
In doing so, the appeals court found there was a rational basis to exempt some law enforcement employees from the 2011 law, which stripped most public workers of the ability to collectively bargain.
The court found the “rational basis for placing certain public safety employees in the favored group was to place as many public employees in the general employee category as possible to effectuate the intended savings without compromising essential public safety services.”
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The case is expected to land before the state Supreme Court, which will have a 5-2 liberal majority come Aug. 1, when Chris Taylor is sworn in.
