After a Wisconsin court struck down parts of the anti-collective bargaining law approved by the legislature last year, the attorney general said that they would appeal the ruling. The attorney general also said that they wanted the law to remain in effect while the appeal is ongoing. The judge ruled that eliminating collective bargaining rights for municipal employees violated their rights to free speech, association and equal protection, and also found that pension changes violated the state constitution. The law, passed last year, caused major protests in Wisconsin. In March another judge blocked other parts of the law dealing with dues collection and recertification votes.
See "Wisconsin will seek to enforce union law while appealing ruling", David Bailey, Reuters, September 16, 2012