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* * Date: September 15, 2012 Source: New York Times

Link: http://nyti.ms/U6NDzh Headline/Title: County Judge Strikes Down Some Restrictions on Public Unions in Wisconsin Law

*Summary: * A county judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down much of the 2011 state law pushed through by Gov. Scott Walkerhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/scott_k_walker/index.html?inline=nyt-perthat severely restricts the ability of public employees to bargain collectively. Judge Juan B. Colás of Dane County Circuit Court overturned the law with regard to city, county and school district workers — although not state employees — ruling that it violated the federal and state Constitutions**

*Author:* Steven Greenhouse For the Full Article/Report, See: http://nyti.ms/U6NDzh