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![Mukwonago loses appeal in its effort to build a road where it promised a pond](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Sep 6, 2024
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.' ”
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![Appellate ruling on municipal ordinance arrests ignores law, 40 years of precedent, Supreme Court told](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
Aug 2, 2024
Appellate ruling on municipal ordinance arrests ignores law, 40 years of precedent, Supreme Court told
The appellate court ruled that "arrests" referred only to arrests for criminal offenses, not municipal offenses.
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![The Roundup from July 22, 2024: Supreme Court asked to define "retirement home"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
Jul 23, 2024
The Roundup from July 22, 2024: Supreme Court asked to define "retirement home"
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![The Roundup from July 19, 2024: challenging the racial bias in the state juror system](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
Jul 22, 2024
The Roundup from July 19, 2024: challenging the racial bias in the state juror system
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! Please remember — these are...
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May 7, 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 ...
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![Summary: WMC argues that Pewaukee can't have that transportation fee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 3, 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.”
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![Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 1, 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
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Apr 25, 2024
Appeals court rejects state's effort to rewrite judicial substitution law
Requesting a judicial substitution after the original trial judge is identified but not yet officially assigned is allowed under the law, th
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![Pewaukee can't charge transportation user fees: Appeals court](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Mar 14, 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...
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Feb 17, 2024
State challenges ruling OKing job discrimination based on arrests for municipal violations
The state Supreme Court should overturn a ruling that allows employers to discriminate in hiring based on arrests for civil municipal...
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Nov 8, 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...
Sep 21, 2023
A bit of common sense comes to bail-jumping charges!
A person cannot be charged with bail jumping if they are actually behind bars when they criminally violate their bond, a state appeals...
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