COYNE v. WALKER

No. 2013AP416.

879 N.W.2d 520 (2016)

2016 WI 38

Peggy Z. COYNE, Mary Bell, Mark W. Taylor, Corey Otis, Marie K. Stangel, Jane Weidner and Kristin A. Voss, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Scott WALKER and Scott Neitzel, Defendants-Appellants-Petitioners, Anthony Evers, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants-petitioners, the cause was argued by David V. Meany , assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Daniel P. Lennington , assistant attorney general, Andrew C. Cook , deputy attorney general and Brad D. Schimel , attorney general.

For the plaintiffs-respondents, there were briefs by Susan M. Crawford , Lester A. Pines , Aaron G. Dumas , and Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP, Madison, and Randall Garczyski , Wisconsin Education Association, Madison and oral argument by Susan M. Crawford.

For the defendant-respondent, their briefs by Ryan Nilsestuen , Janet A. Jenkins , and Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, and oral argument by Ryan Nilsestuen.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Richard M. Esenberg , Charles J. Szafir , Brian W. McGrath , and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Milwaukee on behalf of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, School Choice of Wisconsin, the Honorable Jason Fields, and the Honorable Scott Jensen. Oral argument by Richard M. Esenberg.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Richard F. Verstegen , Michael J. Julka , M. Tess O'Brien-Heinzen , and Boardman & Clark LLP, Madison on behalf of The Wisconsin Association of School Boards and School Administrators Alliance. Oral argument by Michael J. Julka.


¶ 1 This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals1 affirming the Dane County circuit court's2 grant of summary judgment in favor of Peggy Z. Coyne, Mary Bell, Mark W. Taylor, Corey Otis, Marie K. Stangel, Jane Weidner and Kristin A. Voss ("Coyne...

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