PHILLIPS v. WISCONSIN PERSONNEL COMMISSION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Shelley J. Gaylord of Gaylord & Schuett of Madison; Paul Di Donato and Andrea Palash of National Gay Rights Advocates of San Francisco, California; Warren Bittner of Miami Shores, Florida.

For the respondent-respondent, Wisconsin Personnel Commission, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael H. Auen and Judith S. Neese of Foley &Lardner of Madison; for the respondent, Department of Health & Social Services, a brief was submitted by James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Bruce A. Olsen, assistant attorney general.

For American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation the cause was submitted on the brief of Marc E. Elovitz and Joseph Evall of Debevoise & Plimpton of New York, New York, and Jeff Scott Olson of Julian, Olson & Lasker, S.C., of Madison.

Of Counsel: Ruth E. Harlow and William B. Rubenstein of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New York, New York, and Gretchen E. Miller of ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation of Milwaukee.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Sundby, J.