Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a ‘coup’

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court told the new liberal majority in a scathing email that they had staged a “coup” when they voted recently to weaken her powers and hire a new director of state courts. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler said in the emails obtained Monday by The Associated Press that the firing of the courts director was illegal and ordered interim state court director Audrey Skwierawski to stop signing orders without her knowledge or approval. Liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet defended action by the majority of justices and accused Ziegler of the one obstructing work of the court.