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Justices uphold ban on owning both cemeteries, funeral homes
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's ban on joint ownership of cemeteries and funeral homes, rejecting a lawsuit from a cemetery owner who argued that the prohibition is anti-competitive, irrational and unconstitutional.
Democratic lawmaker sued over alleged open-records violation
A conservative law firm has sued a Democratic state lawmaker for supposed violations of the Wisconsin open-records law after charging more than $3,000 for requested records, opening the latest front in an ongoing battle over whether emails must be provided electronically or on paper.
Conservative lawyers challenge Brown County sales tax
A conservative law firm is challenging Brown County's new sales tax.
Evers’ allies try to block WILL lawsuit in Madison court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ allies want a Madison judge to reaffirm that Evers doesn’t need Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s permission to write regulations. The state Supreme Court last year upheld a Dane County judge’s ruling that a 2011 state law requiring agency heads to get Walker’s approval before writing […]
New chief legal counsel appointed to the DNR
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a lawyer from a conservative public interest litigation group to be the state Department of Natural Resources' new chief legal counsel.
Justices grill lawyers in property tax assessment case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in Milewski v. Town of Dover, in which the justices are weighing in on matters such as whether an in-home inspection for tax purposes constitutes a warrantless search prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.
Conservative group expanding focus nationally
A conservative Wisconsin group that's filed lawsuits in defense of several of Gov. Scott Walker's most contentious proposals is expanding its work nationally.
Lawsuit: Open enrollment violates disability law (UPDATE)
Three families of children with disabilities argue in a federal lawsuit that Wisconsin's open enrollment program is unconstitutional because school districts can reject students with disabilities while accepting others.
Madison, teachers seek dismissal of lawsuit (UPDATE)
Lawyers for the Madison School District and the teachers union want a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the validity of recently agreed-upon labor contracts.
Group sues Madison schools over teacher contract (UPDATE)
School officials in Madison violated Republican Gov. Scott Walker's signature law barring public employers from collectively bargaining with their workers when it set up new contracts with the local teachers unions, a conservative group alleged in a lawsuit filed late Wednesday.
Law firm files complaint against Wis. school
A conservative public interest law firm has accused an Appleton Area School District committee of improperly meeting in closed session to determine what books to include in a ninth-grade reading curriculum.
WILL sues Milwaukee County Board over violations of open meetings law
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors over alleged violations of the state’s open meetings law.
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