Supreme Court Rules In WI Gov. Walker’s Favor On Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill

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6/14/2011

“One of the courts that we are charged with supervising has usurped the legislative power which the Wisconsin Constitution grants exclusively to the legislature.”

Quoted by Instapundit. Pungent and piquant.
Decision up. Full victory for Walker, I’m told.

More: Generally, when a higher court calls bullshit on a lower one, it’s called a remand, a declaration that the lower court got it wrong, and to try again.

Commenters are telling me the court ruled here ab initio, which (context clues, it’s been forever since I did anything law-oriented) means it’s expunged from memory altogether as being improperly entertained from the start, which means there is no remand to the lower court to try again. The higher court has said “Not only did you get this wrong, you got it so wrong we don’t trust you with another bite at the apple, so we’re directing your decision from here. It’s over. Done. Finished. Kaput.”

And more…

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