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Judicial Bias and Social Media: Miller v. Carroll

In Miller v. Carroll, decided this week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared a judge’s Facebook friendship with a litigant an “appearance of bias” in violation…

DNR Issues New High Capacity Well Review Process as Guidance

On June 2nd, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced changes to its high capacity well application review process in response to Attorney General…

The Problem With AG Kaul Withdrawing Schimel’s Act 21 Opinion Before the Court Decides Clean Wisconsin

On May 1, Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul wrote a letter to the Wisconsin Secretary of Natural Resources withdrawing Schimel’s Act 21 opinion, OAG–01–16. We’ve written…

GLLF Hires New Director of Development

GLLF welcomes Amy Buchmeyer as its newest Counsel and Director of Development. Ms. Buchmeyer graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School with her J.D….

MacIver Institute Article on Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm

The MacIver Institute published an article co-written by GLLF’s President and General Counsel Robert Fassbender and WMC’s General Counsel Corydon Fish explaining the importance of…

Supreme Court Addresses Act 21 Explicit Authority

On May 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed the meaning of 2011 Wis. Act 21’s explicit authority requirement in Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm. The majority…

GLLF Submits Letter Questioning AG Kaul’s withdrawal of OAG–01–16

On May 11, GLLF submitted a letter to AG Kaul questioning his withdrawal of OAG-01-16 considering the pending Supreme Court case on the same issue….

GLLF Submits Amicus Brief in Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm

GLLF filed an amicus brief and supporting appendix in Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of Wisconsin Manufactures &…

Jill Karofsky Wins Seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court

On Monday, Judge Jill Karofsky beat incumbent Justice Dan Kelly for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Despite many calling the victory a…

In Person Voting Today, Absentee Ballots Due As Well

Two separate lawsuits going all the way up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court respectively over the last few days have…

Still in the Balance: SEIU v. VOS

With two very different ideologies present in tomorrow’s Supreme Court election, voters understandably are thinking long-term about the fate of the court. But they should…

April 7 Election, April 13 Results

Despite pressure to postpone, Governor Evers remains firm on a April 7 election date for Wisconsin. But on Thursday, U.S. District Judge William Conley threw…