Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Janet Protasiewicz announced she would not recuse herself from a future case regarding union laws in the state despite pressure from the GOP for her to do so.
Late last year, a Dane County judge overturned Act 10, a 13-year-old Wisconsin law that sharply curtailed the bargaining rights of most public employees and eroded the power of unions.
Protasiewicz, who leans liberal, rejected the request from Republican state lawmakers to recuse herself from the pending case. Before she was elected to serve on the high court, she was critical of the law enacted under former Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI).
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“I am confident that I can, in fact and appearance, act in an impartial manner in this case,” she said.
Protasiewicz was elected in 2023 and gave liberals their…
