An appeals court in Wisconsin has reinstated laws the state legislature passed last year that stripped some powers from the now-current governor and attorney general.
GOP lawmakers hastily passed three laws during the December 2018 lame-duck session. Last week, Judge Richard Niess deemed the entire special session unconstitutional, and he issued a temporary injunction blocking those controversial laws. But on Wednesday, a three-judge panel decided to temporarily stay Judge Niess' ruling while it considers the case.
However, as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes, the appeals court didn't act on a different ruling in another case that blocked parts of those same laws.
