Separation of Powers

LeMieux v. Evers

This case—an original action in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of a retired art professor and a substitute teacher—seeks to invalidate a partial veto…

Tavern League of Wisconsin, Inc., et al. v. Angela Palm, et al.

Separation of Powers

This case challenged a statewide emergency order purporting to place capacity limits on certain businesses. Following some procedural wrangling at the circuit court, the court…

*Clean Wisconsin, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, et al.

Regulatory Certainty, Separation of Powers

This case involved questions of interpretation of 2011 Wisconsin Act 21, a significant regulatory reform adopted almost a decade ago. Act 21 limits agency authority…

*Container Life Cycle Management v. DNR

Regulatory Certainty, Separation of Powers

This case involves a right fundamental to our government’s separation of powers: the right to judicial review of an executive-branch agency’s decision. In this case,…