In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Evers v. Marklein that reshapes how administrative rules are created and implemented in the state. The Court struck down the Joint Committee for Review of...more
In a contentious 5–2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has dealt an unprecedented blow to the state’s business and manufacturing sector by ruling that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can force cleanup of PFAS...more
Governors, mayors, and other members of executive branches are contemplating leaving COVID-19 emergency stay-at-home orders, which have entered their third month, in place for months to come. This has led to public protests...more
Last month, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm issued Emergency Order No. 28 (the “Safer-at-Home Order”) requiring Wisconsinites to remain at home, not travel, and close all...more
This week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with the Wisconsin legislature in ruling that Wisconsin’s Safer at Home Order, issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee, Andrea Palm, is unenforceable....more
Many private colleges and universities have faculty handbooks and/or collective bargaining agreements that, among other things, establish internal disciplinary procedures and make promises to faculty about academic freedom....more
In a unanimous and much-anticipated decision released today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a committee of school personnel formed to review materials for a high school course under a procedure set forth in school...more