Judge pushes back hearing on union bill suit

By: Associated Press//March 15, 2011//

By: Associated Press//March 15, 2011//

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Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch enters Courtroom 4A for a hearing at the Dane County Courthouse in Madison on March 1, 2011. The hearing revolved around a petition for a temporary injunction to require the Wisconsin Department of Administration to reopen the Capitol to the public. (AP Photo/M.P. King) — Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch enters Courtroom 4A for a hearing at the Dane County Courthouse in Madison on March 1. The hearing revolved around a petition for a temporary injunction to require the Wisconsin Department of Administration to reopen the Capitol to the public. (AP Photo/M.P. King)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge says no one should expect a quick ruling in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s contentious collective bargaining law.

Secretary of State Doug La Follette said he plans to publish the law on March 25. But Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, a Democrat, has filed a lawsuit to block publication and challenging the legality of the state Senate’s vote on the plan.

Judge Maryann Sumi told attorneys she’ll hold a hearing on Friday. She may decide whether to block publication that day if she’s comfortable, but said she won’t rule on the rest of the case that day.

She said she’ll be out all next week and warned that no one should expect a quick resolution.

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