Judge to look at how union law was passed

DA may seek rehearing in unions lawsuit (UPDATE)

Published: December 22, 2011
Tags: Ismael Ozanne, Michael Best and Friedrich, Michael Gableman, Wisconsin Supreme Court

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne tells The Associated Press he is considering asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding the law that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

Collective bargaining bill sparks open records suit (UPDATE)

Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group Foundation, Ismael Ozanne, Kathleen Falk, Scott Walker

By Caley Clinton A Michigan education group is suing Dane County’s district attorney to recoup legal costs it incurred while pursuing an open records request tied to Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining law. Education Action Group Foundation Inc., Muskegon, Mich., twice requested all of Ismael Ozanne’s county emails pertaining to Gov. Scott Walker or the budget-repair [...]

Republicans ask justices to act in union case

Published: June 6, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, lawsuit, Maryann Sumi, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, unions

By  TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge’s order blocking the state’s polarizing union rights law, while Democrats urged the justices to uphold the ruling or make the GOP go through the usual — and slow — appeals process. [...]

DOJ asks court to lift ban on union law  

Published: May 28, 2011
Tags: Circuit Court, collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, Justice Department, Kevin St. John, Maryann Sumi, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, unions

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State attorneys asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to immediately vacate a Madison judge’s decision striking down Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Judge Maryann Sumi invalidated the law on Thursday after finding Republican legislators violated Wisconsin’s open records law during the run-up [...]

Judge voids collective bargaining law (UPDATE)

Published: May 26, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, J. B. Van Hollen, lawsuit, Marty Beil, Mary Bell, Maryann Sumi, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, unions
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By  SCOTT BAUER and  TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fight over stripping collective bargaining rights from Wisconsin’s public workers will move into the state Supreme Court, and possibly back into the Legislature, after a judge ruled Thursday to strike down the law that passed despite massive protests that paralyzed the Capitol. [...]

Attorneys ask judge to toss union lawsuit

Published: May 6, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, Justice Department, Maryann Sumi, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, unions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State attorneys have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Democratic Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne alleges Republican lawmakers violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law during debate on the plan. Judge Maryann Sumi has blocked the law while she considers the case. She [...]

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear union case

Published: May 4, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, Justice Department, Maryann Sumi, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, unions

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday it would hear arguments in June over whether a judge had the authority to block implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal taking away collective bargaining rights from nearly all state workers. The court asked both sides of a lawsuit challenging [...]

Prosecutor says union lawsuit can proceed

Published: April 28, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, lawsuit, Maryann Sumi, open meetings law, Scott Walker

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic prosecutor says a lawsuit alleging Republicans violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law in the run-up to passing Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive union rights law can go on despite their immunity claims. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne alleges Republican lawmakers didn’t give proper public notice that a committee was about [...]

Judge delays decision on union lawsuit (UPDATE)

Published: April 13, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, Ismael Ozanne, Kathleen Falk, lawsuit, Maryann Sumi, open meetings law, unions

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the state of Wisconsin argued Wednesday that a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive collective bargaining law should be dismissed because it is not ripe given that the law has not yet taken effect. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi said she would [...]