Van Hollen asks appeals court for stay in union lawsuit

Source: AP

Filing comes after denial from a Dane County judge
Published On: Oct 25 2012 04:33:08 PM CDT


MADISON, Wis. -
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked the state appeals court to put on hold a judge's ruling repealing major parts of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

Van Hollen's request made Thursday comes after Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas on Monday refused to issue a stay to his September ruling. Colas said Van Hollen and the state "failed to show that they will suffer irreparable harm if the stay is not granted."

Van Hollen had pledged to ask the appeals court for the stay, which he did Thursday.

The lower court's ruling last month overturned the law as it pertained to school and local government workers.




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Let's hope that Judge Cola's earlier ruling that walkers law was unconstitutional will shut this down once and for all....