The League's Legal News

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September 9, 2022
Disabled Voter Ballot Assistance, Sex Offender Residency, Rezoning and more...

July 12, 2022
Drop Boxes, Public Records Law, Local Health Officer Authority and More!

May 18, 2022
Monthly Legal News with a summary of various decisions.  

April 14, 2022 - Media Release
League of Wisconsin Municipalities: Files amicus brief in first dark store case before Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. City of Delavan

April 12, 2022 - Media Release
Supreme Court Agrees Vacant City Lot is not Agricultural for Tax Purposes
Nudo Holdings, LLC v. Board of Review for the City of Kenosha

March 10, 2022 - Special Edition
Absentee ballot questions for the April 2022 election (Memo as a PDF.) 

February 11, 2022 - Special Edition
Model Law Enforcement Candidate Waiver

February 2, 2022
Model Waiver and Release Form Coming, Absentee Ballot Drop Box Status and Recent Court Decisions

October 29, 2021
Public Records Case Emphasizes Strong Public Interest in Police Misconduct Records

August 31, 2021 
Recent Cases Address DNR Authority and Public Records Law

July 2, 2021
Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Municipalities

May 28, 2021
Razing Buildings, Raising Babies, Raising SCOTUS Awareness

April 30, 2021
Two Recent WI Supreme Court Decisions

March 31, 2021 
WI Supreme Court Voids Governor’s Executive Orders & Other Legal News

August 4, 2020
Village Lacks Jurisdiction over Oneida Reservation Land
June 17, 2020 
Municipal Transportation Utilities & Sex Discrimination Under Title VII

May 13, 2020
WI State Supreme Court Overturns Emergency Order #28 "Safer at Home" 
By Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

February 21, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decides Two Cases Involving Municipalities
Town of Wilson v. City of Sheboygan, 2020 WI 16
City of Cedarburg v. Hansen, 2020 WI 11

June 28, 2019 
Exciting news – Two Supreme Court Victories!  Mitchell v. Wisconsin and Pinter v. Stetsonville Short synopsis of both decisions. 

April 18, 2019
League Files Amici Brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Mitchell v. State of Wisconsin

June 20, 2018 
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Public Highway Visibility Takings Claim
By Daniel Olson, League Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

June 12, 2018
Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies Vested Rights Rule
By Daniel Olson, League Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

June 7, 2018 
TIF Legislative Determinations Not Reviewable by Declaratory Judgment
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

March 2, 2018
Watch Oral Arguments in Important TIF Case Before Supreme Court
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

July 12, 2017
Wis. Supreme Court Finds Constitution Lets Homeowners Just Say "No"
By Daniel Olson, League Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

June 28, 2017
Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds Liability Risk for Municipalities and Taxpayers in Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law
By Daniel Olson, League Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

June 27, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Decides Wisconsin Takings Case, Approves Merger Clauses
By Jeff Mandell, Partner, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

April 28, 2017
Recent Decision in Case Challenging Sex Offender Residency Regulations Yields Important Lessons
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

April 6, 2017
7th Circuit Holds Employees May Bring Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Under Title VII
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision that we want our members to be aware of.  We thank Lisa Soronen, Executive Director of the State & Local Legal Center in Washington D.C. for providing a summary of this decision.

March 10, 2017
Court Rules City Cannot Ban Guns on Public Buses; May Go Further
By Daniel Olson, League Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

January 10, 2017 
Case Involving CVS Pharmacy Says 2008 Walgreen's Decision Continues to Rule the Day Despite Revisions to Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel

November 28, 2016 
Federal Judge Halts New FLSA Overtime Rules
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel  

October 28, 2016
Social Host Ordinances Likely Unenforceable Following Court Decision
By Claire Silverman, League Legal Counsel