Press Release: Legislative Reference Bureau's Actions Are of No Legal Signifigance

DANE COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ISMAEL R. OZANNE
Dane County Courthouse 215 S. Hamilton St. #3000 Madison WI 53703-3297
Ph (608) 266-4211 Fax (608) 267-2545 http://countyofdane.com/daoffice/dahome.htm

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2011 10:05 p.m.

MADISON---Dane County District Attorney Ismael R. Ozanne issued the following
statement:

I was surprised to learn shortly before 5 p.m. this afternoon that, despite Judge Maryann Sumi’s temporary restraining order, an effort was undertaken to try and make 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 (Governor Walker’s Budget Repair Bill) effective. I was even more surprised to learn that the impetus for an attempt at publication, contrary to Judge Sumi’s order, came from a named defendant in the lawsuit.

As Judge Sumi said in issuing the temporary restraining order enjoining publication of the bill on March 18, 2011:

Finally, the necessity to preserve the status quo. I think relief is essential to preserve the status quo, which is what exists here and now. The bill has passed. But it has not been published.

I believe that, pursuant to Judge Sumi’s order, the status quo is preserved. This case, including the legal significance of today’s actions, should be resolved in a court of law. I look forward to presenting our case on behalf of the People of the State of Wisconsin Tuesday morning, March 29, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.

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