OH NO YOU DON'T! Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Again

[deminks]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/judge-blocks-wisconsin-anti-union-law-again.php?ref=fpa

Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi has just blocked -- again -- Gov. Scott Walker's (R-WI) new law curtailing public employee unions, after the state Republican leadership moved last Friday to circumvent her previous order that blocked the law on procedural grounds. But that's not the end of the discussion, as it appears the state will continue to defy the order.

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The Wisconsin State Journal also reports that Sumi has threatened sanctions:

Sumi made her ruling at the end of a day of testimony in the open meetings lawsuit brought by Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne. The hearing is scheduled to conclude on Friday.

"Now that I've made my earlier order as clear as it possibly can be, I must state that those who act in open and willful defiance of the court order place not only themselves at peril of sanctions, they also jeopardize the financial and the governmental stability of the state of Wisconsin," Sumi said.

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The thugs are still declaring the law in effect. Start slapping on those sanctions, Judge. That's where we start with dicktaters.

[AndyTiedye]

1. Sounds Like Contempt of Court to Me

[Sherman A1]

2. As much as I want Walker et al held in contempt or such

if he is going to ignore the court order, he is going to ignore the sanctions of the court as well.

[barbtries]

3. a judge could put him jail.

at least i think so...

[Recursion]

5. No

The only remedy is impeachment (or recall, in WI).

[Recursion]

4. Separation of powers is a headache

But is ultimately worth it.