Judge smacks down Detroit bankruptcy, but appeal looms

After Detroit's unelected emergency manager tried to file bankruptcy so the city wouldn't have to pay workers, a judge now says not so fast.

During a hearing about the planned bankruptcy, Judge Rosemary Aquilina issued an order to halt the manager from illegally stealing workers' pensions. Aquilina noted the Michigan Constitution's protections against pension theft, and she added that the bankruptcy is "cheating good people who work."

Hahaha, the judge has got 'em on that one!

But the state plans to waste taxpayer money by appealing the judge's ruling.