The Wisconsin Supreme Court has stayed on the sidelines while state litigation has delayed implementation of the voter ID law.  Finally, they agree to step in.

Madison — The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take
up two separate cases over the state’s voter ID law, which has been
blocked since shortly after it took effect in 2012.  The move by the high court cancels oral arguments that were to be
held next month before the District 2 Court of Appeals in Waukesha in
one case. In the second case, the Supreme Court is agreeing to review a
decision by the Madison-based District 4 Court of Appeals.

The Supreme Court’s action comes six days after the Republican-run state Assembly voted to soften the voter ID law
in hopes of overcoming four legal challenges. The state Senate is also
controlled by Republicans, but leaders in that house have said they want
to see how courts react to the cases before deciding whether to tweak
the voter ID requirement. The short orders issued Wednesday by the Supreme Court put the two
state cases before it and clear a path for decisions to be rendered by
June.

Link to story at Journal Sentinel.