A group of Wisconsin voters who favor a constitutional change that would let a majority vote, not seniority, determine the Wisconsin chief justice have moved to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the current sitting chief justice to attack the amendment, Wisconsin Watchdog's M.D. Kittle reports.
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahmson is a liberal, and many conservatives in Wisconsin supported the constitutional amendment in order to allow the conservative majority on the court pick a new leader. Voters approved the amendment earlier this month, and Abrahamson immediately filed a lawsuit challenging the amendment on the grounds of due process and equal protection.
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