The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a Dane County ban on indoor gatherings.
Tuesday’s vote was four-to-three.
The ban was put in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but it has been devastating to bars and restaurants.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty had argued the county and city of Madison unlawfully ceded their authority to make laws to the city-county health department.
Justices emphasized their court isn’t designed to take up cases “in the first instance.” That’s supposed to happen on the circuit court level.
