A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective bargaining by public unions while she hears a legal challenge to the proposed law.
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi, who issued an injunction two weeks ago blocking the law’s implementation, issued an amended order on Tuesday barring Secretary of State Doug La Follette from doing anything that would result in the measure, known as Wisconsin Act 10, from taking effect.
On Friday, a state agency published the law despite Sumi’s original order, and the administration of Republican Governor Scott Walker has begun to implement the measure’s provisions.
Walker’s administration insists the publication of the law by the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) means the law is now in effect. They also say the LRB’s action did not violate Sumi’s injunction because the agency was not specifically mentioned in the retraining order. More.