Madison, Wisconsin — On July 9, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously held the Department of Health Services (DHS) Medicaid auditing and claw-back policies exceeded DHS’s explicit recoupment authority. This decision in Kathleen Papa v. DHS (2017AP634) was a resounding victory for Wisconsin’s regulated community.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently accepted Applegate-Bader Farm, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, a case about the administrative rulemaking process in Wisconsin and the responsibility of changing a scope statement.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted three new cases, including Anderson v. Town of Newbold (2018AP547) which challenges a town’s use of subdivision authority to limit shoreline property rights.

In 2018, the Wisconsin Legislature passed Act 369 which allows the Wisconsin legislature to intervene in ongoing legal cases. But over a year after litigation landed Act 369 before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, there is still no ruling on whether intervention violates separation of powers.

On May 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed the meaning of 2011 Wis. Act 21’s explicit authority requirement in Wisconsin […]

With COVID-19 cancelling law school commencements and placing even the July bar exam in jeopardy, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has […]