Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law (BLOG)

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – A judge here on Friday temporarily blocked Wisconsin's controversial new law stripping public employee unions o...

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – A judge here on Friday temporarily blocked Wisconsin's controversial new law stripping public employee unions of key collective bargaining rights.

Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi granted the temporary restraining order, which blocks the official publication of the bill by Wisconsin's secretary of state, while she considers a complaint filed against several Republican lawmakers who orchestrated the measure's passage last week.

The complaint, filed by the Dane County district attorney, alleges the GOP lawmakers violated the state's open meetings laws in the run-up to last week's vote.