Judge stays Act 10 ruling while GOP lawmakers appeal

Former Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 Act 10 legislation drew large protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol and resulted in an ultimately unsuccessful recall against the Republican governor. Photo by WisPolitics, Feb. 19, 2011.
Former Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 Act 10 legislation drew large protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol and resulted in an ultimately unsuccessful recall against the Republican governor. Photo by WisPolitics, Feb. 19, 2011.

A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.
Judge Jacob Frost had previously put his decision on a temporary hold while he considered the request for a longer stay. He wrote in yesterday’s ruling that allowing an unconstituti...

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