Four state legislators introduced legislation Monday that would speed up the appeals process on challenged laws and keep laws enforceable while higher courts consider the appeals.
Under current state law, if a district or circuit court places an injunction, or suspension on a law, the losing party can appeal the decision to a higher court. After the decision is appealed, the injunction remains active while the higher court rules on the appeal.
If the new bill passes, the losing party could appeal the lower courts decision in an expedited time frame and the lower court’s injunction would not be enforceable while the higher court deliberates.
However, the higher court could still place an injunction on the law under the new bill.
State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, one of the legislators who introduced the bill, said the new bill is necessary to keep “activist” judges from controlling which laws the state can enforce.
State Democrats could not be reached for comment.
