Knowing the GOP like we do,
does this surprise anybody?
Madison - State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in two cases cast the deciding vote in favor of parties represented by a law firm that gave him tens of thousands of dollars of free legal services, a review of state records shows.
One of those was a high-stakes case this June that allowed Gov. Scott Walker to implement a law that all but eliminates collective bargaining for most public workers. Gableman was in the 4-3 majority that allowed Walker to prevail. Michael Best & Friedrich - the firm that defended Gableman for free in an ethics case - worked for the state and Walker's administration in the collective bargaining case.
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Easier to win when the referee is in your pocket.
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Me thinks that the same sort of gaming the Refs will occur this coming spring when the Health Care Law is before the Supreme Circle of Gamed Refs. Finally tally will be 5 to 4 throwing all parts of it out. Only problem with that is though, the Rethugians won't have as much campaign fodder.
Indeed. Supremos with Health care bill is the same as Bush v. Gore.
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