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Oral Arguments Rescheduled in Papa v. DHS

Oral arguments in Papa v. DHS, originally scheduled for March 18, will now take place electronically on April 22. Arguments will occur over video/audio conferencing…

Temporary Electronic Bar Admission in Wisconsin

With COVID-19 cancelling law school commencements and placing even the July bar exam in jeopardy, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has streamlined the process for new…

Papa v. DHS Oral Arguments On Hold

On March 16, the Wisconsin Supreme Court cancelled oral arguments for Papa v. DHS, originally scheduled for March 18th, citing COVID 19 concerns. Oral argument…

GLLF Submits Amicus Brief in Papa v. DHS

On March 9, GLLF submitted an amicus brief in Papa v. DHS to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of six Wisconsin business associations. The…

Calumet, Dunn, Jackson, and Marathon Counties To Get New Circuit Courts

With Gov. Tony Evers’s signature on March 5, 2019 Wisconsin Act 184 officially became enacted law, adding 12 new circuit court branches to the Wisconsin…

Supreme Court Rules in Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC v. DHA

On December 19, 2019, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in favor of Lamar in Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC v. DHA. In July…

Wisconsin Budget Committee Approves First Settlement

The Wisconsin Legislature passed 2017 Wisconsin Act 369 last December requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to get permission from the state Budget Committee before…

GLLF Comments on Proposed Act 21 AG Opinion

Per the new AG opinion process, GLLF submitted a letter on October 25, 2019, to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul requesting he decline Governor Evers’…

Act 369 Litigation Update

The Wisconsin Legislature passed 2017 Act 369 as part of the extraordinary session laws last December. Among other things, Act 369 limited the authority of…

AG Kaul’s Climate Change Suit

On August 13, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Wisconsin would join 22 states and 7 local governments suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

Recapping Recent Legislative Intervention

The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted Clean Wisconsin v. DNR and Kinnard Farms (together, Act 21 cases) back in April. Six Supreme Court orders and 31…

Legislative Intervention as a Matter of Right Under Act 369

Update: In Clean Wisconsin v. DNR the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted the Wisconsin Legislatures motion to intervene. The Wisconsin Supreme Court officially upheld the Wisconsin…