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Mukwonago loses appeal in its effort to build a road where it promised a pond
"The plain language of that statute mandates that the land be used 'for the purposes therein expressed and no other.' ”
Sep 6, 2024
The Roundup: A voting case and a short-term rental ordinance appeal
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Sep 4, 2024


Appeals court finds eviction hearing so faulty it was "disservice to both parties"
A Racine County judge wrongly failed to allow a defendant in an eviction proceeding to present evidence and make her argument before...
May 13, 2024


Amicus says municipal home rule at stake in Pewaukee transportation fee case: summary
By implementing a TUF, a municipality can recover costs for transportation services in a way that is more equitable ...
May 7, 2024


Summary: WMC argues that Pewaukee can't have that transportation fee
Apparently, the Village of Pewaukee is unhappy that this Court unanimously struck down municipalities’ use of “transportation utility fees.”
May 3, 2024


Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
May 1, 2024


Pewaukee can't charge transportation user fees: Appeals court
The Village of Pewaukee's transportation user fee is an "impermissible tax" and not a fee as the village contended, the state Court of...
Mar 14, 2024
News take: Appellate court rules in favor of pollutants
Two of the state's most conservative appellate judges, Shelley Grogan and Maria Lazar. sitting on the most state's conservative...
Mar 8, 2024


Appeals court OKs release of records identifying people who can't vote due to incompetency
Court records identifying people found illegible to vote due to mental incompetency are public records and should be released to the...
Dec 27, 2023


ATC can't be sued for negligence in pilot's death, appeals court rules
Federal rules granting the American Transmission Company broad immunity from lawsuits protect it even when company negligence results in...
Nov 8, 2023
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