{"id":2448368,"date":"2025-06-17T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-against-gop-law-weakening-state-ag\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T12:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:33:25","slug":"wi-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-against-gop-law-weakening-state-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-against-gop-law-weakening-state-ag\/","title":{"rendered":"WI Supreme Court unanimously rules against GOP law weakening state AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwi-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-against-gop-law-weakening-state-ag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Wisconsin Supreme Court has unanimously struck down a law passed by the state&#8217;s Republican-controlled legislature that limited the powers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>.In a 7-0 decision, the court ruled that requiring Attorney General Josh Kaul to obtain permission from a legislative committee to settle certain civil lawsuits was unconstitutional and infringed upon the separation of powers.The law, enacted after the Democratic takeover of the executive branch in 2018, had created a backlog of unresolved lawsuits due to disagreements between Kaul and Republican lawmakers regarding the management of these cases. Justice Brian Hagedorn, who authored the ruling, emphasized that law enforcement is fundamentally an executive responsibility and that the legislature coudl not assume the power to execute laws it had drafted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously rules against GOP law that weakened state AG powers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2081216\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/a> unanimously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wicourts.gov\/sc\/opinion\/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&amp;seqNo=972233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ruled<\/a> against a law passed by state Republicans that weakened the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office.<\/p>\n<p>In a 7-0 decision, the court sided with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul that requiring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">state attorney general<\/a> to get permission from a Republican-controlled legislative committee to settle certain civil lawsuits was unconstitutional. They also ruled the law violated the separation of powers clause.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3443969\/byron-donalds-david-jolly-florida-governor-race-ad\/\">Donalds rips Democratic rival in Florida governor race with release of new ad: &#8216;Jolly has lost his mind&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3442957\/democrats-hope-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-race\/\">Democrats look to Virginia&#8217;s Abigail Spanberger for a win after rough patch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3443916\/virginia-democrats-flood-airwaves-anti-trump-ads\/\">Virginia Democrats flood airwaves with anti-Trump ads ahead of Tuesday primary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The state Supreme Court said the state legislature can not &ldquo;assume for itself the power to execute a law it wrote.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from when the Republican-controlled Wisconsin state legislature convened a session in December 2018 after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Kaul defeated Republican incumbents, flipping the executive branch of the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The law, which weakened the attorney general&rsquo;s authority, was signed by then-Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) before he left office. It required the state&rsquo;s GOP-controlled legislative budget committee to sign off on cases involving the environment, consumer protection, and the governor&rsquo;s office and executive branch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the law was passed, the state saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/08\/28\/wisconsin-lawsuits-sit-unresolved-political-fight-over-settlements\/2136590001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">backlog<\/a> of unresolved lawsuits as Kaul and the Republican lawmakers were at frequent odds over how to move forward with the suits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kaul had argued that being required to seek approval for those lawsuit settlements violated the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. In 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the law, but left an avenue open for further challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3368300\/wisconsin-counties-shift-left-state-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>EVERY WISCONSIN COUNTY SHIFTED LEFT IN STATE SUPREME COURT RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Justice Brian Hagedorn, a conservative on the court who wrote the ruling, said there was no constitutional justification for requiring the legislature&rsquo;s budget committee to approve court settlements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Enforcing the law is a task vested in the executive branch,&rdquo; he wrote, noting the legislature &ldquo;failed to demonstrate that these types of cases implicate an institutional interest granting the legislature a seat at the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2081216\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2081216\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously strikes down GOP law limiting AG powers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2448369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wisconsin-state-capitol.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57319,33211,51766,56630,50807],"class_list":["post-2448368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop-law","tag-legal-news","tag-state-ag","tag-unanimous-ruling","tag-wi-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wisconsin-state-capitol.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448372,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448368\/revisions\/2448372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}