Wisconsin Judge to Consider Whether Union Law Can Be Blocked

A Wisconsin judge will consider a request to temporarily bar enforcement of legislation limiting collective bargaining by public employees while a suit against state lawmakers who passed the law moves through the courts.

Judge Maryann Sumi in Madison will be asked today whether the law signed by Republican Governor Scott Walker on March 11 can be enforced, and whether a clerical act by a state agency means the statute is already in force.