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WI Supreme Court Justice Voted with Law Firm that Gave Him Free Legal Services

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Justice Michael Gabelman

And one vote was on not just any case, but the deciding vote in the case on Governor Walker’s elimination of collective bargaining rights. From theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel Online:

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.

There were other cases as well. For more go to link above

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