VIDEO : Judge Bans Whitney Houston's Family From Selling Her Emmy Award

A federal judge blocked the sale of an Emmy Award that Whitney Houston won 30 years ago after it was put on the auction block by the late singer's family. According to the Associated Press, District Judge Percy Anderson issued a temporary restraining order Thursday. The order was against Heritage Auctions and the pop star's estate, which planned to sell the Emmy. Judge Anderson's ruling says the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has initially shown it owns the award, is likely to win the case, and would suffer irreparable harm if the award was sold. Heritage Auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said, "We fought the good fight, but we respect the court's decision."