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Shoreland ordinance not zoning ordinance, Supreme Court majority rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court analyzed what defines a zoning ordinance in an opinion released on Wednesday. The majority of the justices ruled that a northern Wisconsin town’s shoreland property ordinance was not a zoning ordinance because it didn’t restrict how land was being used. It only defined how wide shoreland property needs to be. The case at […]
WILL hires 2 attorneys, 2 policy experts
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is adding to its team with two new attorneys and two policy experts.
Drunken man’s right to bear arms at the core of case in front of state Supreme Court
An intoxicated man's right to bear arms is at the core of a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday.
State Supreme Court clarifies child-testimony rules in unanimous opinion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court clarified child-testimony rules in a unanimous opinion involving a man convicted of sexually assaulting three children.
Wisconsin justices skeptical of GOP redistricting proposal
A Republican-backed push to fast-track redistricting lawsuits in the Wisconsin Supreme Court met with skepticism during a Thursday hearing, as the court's conservative chief justice questioned why the proposal was necessary and wondered how the thinly staffed court could be expected to draw maps.
Supreme Court hears another case about DOT property damage
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering its second case of the week involving property damage allegedly caused by a Wisconsin Department of Transportation project.
Court considers scope of ‘lands’ definition in lawsuit over highway project
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering what the Legislature meant by the word "lands" in a gas station owner's lawsuit over a highway-expansion project that negatively impacted its business.
State Supreme Court disagrees on Second Amendment rights of felon
The Wisconsin Supreme Court split this week on the question of what constitutes a violation of a felon's Second Amendment rights.
Flags to fly at half staff on Tuesday in Abrahamson’s honor
Flags will fly at half staff in Wisconsin on Tuesday in honor of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who died on Dec. 19 at age 87. Abrahamson became the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1976 and the court’s first female chief justice in 1996. She was […]
Attorney who threatened violence against OLR investigator, client loses law license for 4 years
A Green Bay attorney who threatened violence against an OLR investigator and a client lost his law license for four years.
State Supreme Court considers certiorari-triggering event in zoning lawsuit
In a lawsuit involving a Walworth County zoning ordinance, the Wisconsin Supreme Court considered what sorts of events can lead to a certiorari-review action.
Roggensack ‘concerned’ about recent comments about courts, calls for togetherness
Chief Justice Pat Roggensack said she's "concerned" about comments made about members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, releasing a statement on Christmas Day decrying online attacks against justices and calling for togetherness.
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