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Judge bars further implementation of collective bargaining law, threatens sanctions

If it wasn?t clear last time, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi made it clear on Tuesday: Any further implementation of Gov. Scott Walker?s law limiting public employee unions is barred, and anyone who violates her order risks sanctions.Sumi made her ruling at the end of a day of testimony in the open meetings lawsuit brought by Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne. The hearing is scheduled to conclude on Friday.