Today marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Great Lakes Legal Foundation. “We started with a goal,” says […]

Who is the winner in Papa v. DHS? Certainly the regulated community, as agencies must first look to their explicit authority before regulating. But more immediately, we have to celebrate the hard-working health care providers who no longer have to worry that a minor clerical error will cost them their house.

WSBU v. Brennan & Bartlett v. Evers both involve challenges to gubernatorial vetoes. The court dismissed WSBU v. Brennan, but in Bartlett v. Evers declared 4 of the 5 challenged vetoes unconstitutional.

Over a year after hearing oral arguments, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its 144 page, 2-majority opinion in SEIU v. Vos. The much anticipated decision involves an on its face challenge 2017 Wis. Act 369 and 2017 Wis. Act 370, otherwise known as the lame-duck session laws.

Happy 4th of July from all of us at the Great Lakes Legal Foundation!

This week the United States Supreme Court overturned a Montana Supreme Court ruling that prohibited state funding from going to religious schools via a scholarship fund. Besides its substantive constitutional issues, the case demonstrates the procedural interplay between administrative agencies, state constitutions, and the federal Supreme Court.