The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on the relationship between Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman and the law firm Michael Best and Friedrich. That firm has provided free counsel to Gableman, who has ruled favorably for their clients in cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, including the decision allowing Governor Scott Walker's anti-collective bargaining law to stand.
The story here.
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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