Judge blocks contentious labour law
Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi issued the order to temporarily block the law as District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, a Democrat, had requested.
Mr Ozanne filed a lawsuit contending that a legislative committee which broke a stalemate keeping the law in limbo for weeks met without the 24-hour notice required by the Midwestern state's open meetings law.
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Hide AdThe Republican-controlled legislature passed the measure and governor Scott Walker signed it last week.
A spokesman for Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald declined to comment, citing the legal fight. Messages left with Mr Walker's spokesmen were not returned.