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Posted: Fri 10:13 AM, Mar 15, 2013
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UPDATE: Van Hollen Won't Continue to Seek Hold on Ruling

UPDATED Friday, March 15, 2013 --- 10:11 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will not ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider putting on hold a lower court's ruling that threw out major portions of the law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions.

Van Hollen's decision Friday comes after a state appeals court on Tuesday refused to issue a stay.

Van Hollen says he is focused on the merits of the case which is pending before a state appeals court. He says he is confident the entire law will ultimately be upheld.

The appeal comes to a ruling last year that overturned the law as it pertained to school and local government workers in Madison and Milwaukee. There is confusion over whether the ruling affects just those two cities or is statewide.

Copyright 2013: Associated Press

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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 --- 4:50 p.m.

A statement from Dana Brueck, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Attorney General's Office:

We asked the Court of Appeals to stay the district court order and are disappointed that it did not do so. On the other hand, the Court of Appeals expressly recognized that our position has a high chance of success on appeal and rejected out of hand any suggestion that the circuit court decision has the same precedential, statewide effect as a published appellate decision. We will take all of these factors into account when deciding whether to continue seeking a stay at the next level.

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Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2013 --- 3:20 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin appeals court has refused to put on hold a judge's decision repealing major parts of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked the 4th District Court of Appeals to place the September ruling of Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas on hold while an appeal is pending. Colas refused in October and the appeals court on Tuesday upheld that decision.

The appeals court says it sees "no basis to set aside the circuit court's decision that a stay was not warranted."

A spokeswoman for Van Hollen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last year's ruling overturned the law as it pertained to school and local government workers.

Copyright 2013: Associated Press

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  • by Scott Location: Madison on Mar 15, 2013 at 12:44 PM
    The way I see is , just do your job stop wasting money in court it's a lost cause to keep fighting this as a matter of fact your a public servant. Do the public a favor take a pay decrease and get me a glass of water . You people talk about how much money we are going to save . Well wasting money in court is not my idea of saving . And the Governor does he really need the Mansion that we pay for or is it just a wast of money as well ??
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  • by Nate Location: Madison on Mar 13, 2013 at 08:34 AM
    Just proof that we have to deal with partison politics in the courts too! How can we have change when liberals won't let change have a chance?
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  • by WIBadger on Mar 12, 2013 at 05:41 PM
    The appeals court says it sees "no basis to set aside the circuit court's decision that a stay was not warranted." Once again, more proof that we have liberal judges alive and well in our judicial system. The denial of a stay means that the unions will be rushing to get local contacts, all of which will cost the taxpayer lots of extra money it shouldn't be paying.
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  • by Paul Muenkel Location: McFarland on Mar 12, 2013 at 04:43 PM
    Now I'm confused. A judge repealed major parts of the law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers. The appeals court refused to put a hold on that decision. So why is the headline "Wis Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Union Law?" Major parts of the law are overturned, the decision to overturn provisions of the law is upheld on appeal, sounds like a victory for worker rights to me. What am I missing?
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