Appeals court overturns ruling declaring Act 10 unconstitutional

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,477

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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In a 2-1 decision, Wisconsin’s 2nd District Court of Appeals overturned a previous Dane County Circuit Court ruling that found Act 10, the controversial 2011 law that severely restricted the collective bargaining rights of most public employees, unconstitutional.

In late 2024, Dane County Judge Jacob Frost ruled that the law violates the state constitution’s equal protections clause because it made some public safety workers exempt from the law’s limits on unions while excluding …

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