A Wisconsin judge invalidated multiple sections of former Governor Scott Walker’s landmark Act 10 and thus restored collective bargaining rights to certain categories of public workers.

#law #contracts #unions #PublicEmployees #Wisconsin #Legislation #StateConstitutions

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/01/wisconsin-judge-restores-collective-bargaining-rights-to-some-public-employees.html

Oregon Republicans Who Skip Town to Block Votes Will Be Barred f. Office
https://truthout.org/articles/oregon-republicans-who-skipped-town-to-block-votes-will-be-barred-from-office

* GOP blocked bill after bill by skipping town to break quorum
* Oregon Measure 113 disqualifies lawmakers w. >10 unexcused absences f. re-election in 2024
* passed in 2022 by landslide 70% vote

Oregon Ballot Measure 113: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Ballot_Measure_113
* amended Constitution of Oregon

#GOP #legislatures #neofascism #BallotMeasures #VoteObstruction #StateLegislatures #StateConstitutions #ConstitutionalLaw

National impact of Ohio Issue 1 special election on abortion, GOP attempts to rewrite State constitutions

Advocates Launch Ballot Measure to Amend Arizona Constitution to Protect Abortion Rights
8 states could vote on abortion-rights ballot initiatives in 2024
https://msmagazine.com/2023/08/09/arizona-abortion-ballot-initiative

* see also Ohio Issue 1 thread: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110662765514723258

#abortion #RepublicanParty #GOP #neofascism #ChristianRight #WomensRights #CultureWars #OhioIssue1 #ConstititionalLaw #StateConstitutions #BallotInitiatives