The Budget Repair Bill has been the subject of copious legal and political controversy since its passage in March 2011. A Dane County Circuit Court judge struck down [JURIST report] the law as it applies to school district and local government workers in September. Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen [official profile] filed an appeal [JURIST report] days later. In July the Wisconsin Supreme Court [official website] refused to reopen a case challenging the Budget Repair Bill because of a justice's refusal to recuse himself [JURIST report]. The Supreme Court's upholding [JURIST report] of the Budget Repair Bill in June 2011 overturned a Dane County Circuit Court's decision [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] that struck down the law for violations of the open meetings rule. The law was temporarily blocked [JURIST report] in March 2011 from publication and implementation by the same judge. The bill, which limits collective bargaining rights of state employees and requires them to contribute a percentage of their salaries to their health care and pensions, was signed into law [JURIST report] in March of last year.