Organized labor seeks contempt charge against Huebsch (for denying access to Capitol Wednesday night

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By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel

March 10, 2011 12:16 p.m.


Madison - Lawyers for the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, AFL-CIO, filed a motion Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court seeking to have Administration Secretary Michael Huebsch found in contempt for restricting access to the Capitol on Wednesday night.

The motion was filed before Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Albert. He is the judge who last week ordered the state and Huebsch to provide better access to the Capitol. The judge also issued an order that paved the way for peaceful removal of protesters who had been camping out for days in the Capitol.

Peg Lautenschlager, a former attorney general who was the lead attorney in the original lawsuit, said Thursday she had sought a hearing on the motion for contempt in advance of a scheduled session of the Assembly.

Albert declined to hold a hearing Thursday, but scheduled a hearing for 11a.m. Friday in his court.

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