Wisconsin Protesters Exit Capitol for First Time in Over 2 Weeks
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Wisconsin protesters, occupying the statehouse in opposition to Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to curb collective-bargaining rights, agreed to leave peacefully late yesterday for the first time since Feb. 15.
About 50 protesters filed out of the Capitol just before 10 p.m., hours after Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Albert issued an interim order declaring unconstitutional the Department of Administration’s policy of curtailing public access to the building that it began early this week. The order also made it a violation of state law for the demonstrators to remain inside the Capitol, and called for a return to normal business hours beginning March 7.