The League's Legal News

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December 21, 2022

Winter Brings Flurry of Cases Affecting Local Governments

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