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WMC Files Lawsuit Against the DNR 

The WMC Litigation Center filed an open records lawsuit against the DNR on behalf of WMC. In February 2021, WMC made an open records request…

WMC Litigation Center: Laketown’s CAFO Ordinance is Unlawful and Preempted by State Statute

LAKETOWN – The WMC Litigation Center – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – sent the Town of Laketown a “Notice of Claim”…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Wisconsin Property Tax Consultants, Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wisconsin Property Tax Consultants, Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue. WMC jointly filed this lawsuit along with…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Gregory M. Backus v. Waukesha County 

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gregory M. Backus v. Waukesha County. The main issue before the Supreme Court is how to determine…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Container Life Cycle Management, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Container Life Cycle Management, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The issue before the Supreme Court…

WMC Litigation Center Update: Sixth Circuit Court dismisses lawsuit challenging OSHA’s ETS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The federal Sixth Circuit Court dismissed the lawsuit challenging OSHA’s ETS COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The ETS would have required employers with 100 or more employees…

WMC Litigation Center Update: WMC v. DNR

On Friday, February 18, the DNR filed a motion for a stay in WMC v. DNR, a lawsuit challenging the DNR’s authority to sample for…

Oral Arguments Completed in Clean Wisconsin, Kinnard Farms

Earlier this morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in both Clean Wisconsin, Inc. v. DNR and Kinnard Farms, Inc. v. DNR. Both cases…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Grants Intervention in Hi-Cap Well Cases and Orders Briefing

On January 5th, 2021 the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization’s petition to intervene on behalf of the Wisconsin Legislature in…

WMC v. Evers: Case Update

In WMC v. Evers, plaintiff Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce are suing to prevent the state from releasing information about businesses whose employees have had COVID-19,…

The Explicit Authority Significance of Suspending Dane County’s School Closure

When Madison & Dane County’s public health department’s indefinitely closed all in-person, public and private schools for grades 3-12, concerned parents took them to court….

JCRAR Orders DHS Emergency Order Go Through Emergency Rulemaking

The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted 6-4 Monday to require the Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services to put their emergency…