(Wis.) Attorney general will appeal ruling that blocks anti-union bill

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The state Attorney's General Office will appeal the temporary restraining order placed on Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill by a circuit court judge Friday morning.

Assistant Attorney General Steven Means said after the ruling that he planned to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals Friday afternoon or early next week. Because Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi's ruling was a "non-final order," Means said he will need to petition the court for permission to file an appeal. The court would likely then ask the District Attorney's Office to respond to the petition, Means said.
If the Appeals Court takes the case, Means said he would ask for an expedited decision from the court.

Madison attorney Robert Dreps, an expert on open government and First Amendment law, said it is likely that the Appeals Court would choose to hear the case because the bill affects so many people; many municipalities and school districts, for example, are rushing to negotiate with unions right now to get new labor agreements in place before the law goes into effect.

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In answer to a question from Assistant District Attorney Maria Lazar, Sumi clarified that her ruling does not prevent lawmakers from giving proper public notice and reconvening the joint conference committee meeting.

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[Snoutport]

1. stre-e-e-e-e-tch it out

the longer these things take to settle and get redone the better the recall will go.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. And the less damage that can be done before recall.

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4. Sumi has a second case today. It raises the question of quorum in the vote

That, if favorable, would kill the bill in it's tracks. Keep your fingers crossed we should hear on that one today too.


A picture Douglas La Follette in court today

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5. THe judge will be out now until the 28th of March

Sumi said, she will be out of state on a family vacation until March 28, three days after the expected publication date of the bill.

[svsuman23]

3. I hope the pukes don't win this fight.. :(