Municipal Law Newsletter
Bi-monthly publication covering legal developments affecting municipalities and local governments.
Issue: May/June 2025
In this issue:
- Short-Term Rental Regulation – Litigation Uncertainty
- Oitzinger v. City of Marinette – A Closed Session Cautionary Tale
- Court of Appeals Upholds County Board Denial of Rezoning Petition Based on Inconsistency with Town Comprehensive Plan
- Arrest Record Discrimination Includes Protections for Records of Civil Forfeitures
Issue: March/April 2025
In this issue:
Archived Issues
July/August 2023
In this issue:
- US Supreme Court Finds Minnesota County’s Failure to Return Excess Equity to Landowner Unconstitutional — What Does it Mean for Wisconsin?
- Law Enforcement and Fire/EMS Maintenance of Effort Requirements for Shared Revenue Funding
- Trustee’s Vote to Rezone Family Member’s Property not a Violation of Due Process
- Legislature Preempts Local Passage Requirements for Zoning Amendments
May/June 2023
In this issue:
March/April 2023
In this issue:
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Dark Store Evidence & Presumption of Correctness in Tax Assessment Claims
- Public Service Commission Rules on Third Party Decisions
- Public Service Commission Distributes $10 Million in Energy Innovation Grants
- Wisconsin Public Records Law: Risk Of Attorney’s Fees Remains, Despite Voluntary Release
- Denial of Permit Reversed on Certiorari Review as Being Based on an Incorrect Theory of Law
January/February 2023
In this issue:
- Seventh Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Madison's Digital Sign Ordinance
- Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules City of Milwaukee Violated Family Dollar’s Due Process Rights When it Denied the Renewal of Food Dealer and Weights & Measures Licenses
- Welcome Joesph Hasler and Maximillian Buckner
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies How Tax Assessment Claims Must Proceed
- Court Dismisses RLUIPA Challenge to City's Stadium Lighting Decision
November/December 2022
In this issue:
September/October 2022
In this issue:
July/August 2022
In this issue:
- Wisconsin High Court Rules Election Drop Boxes Are Illegal; Absentee Ballots May Only Be Mailed or Hand-Delivered by the Voter
- Recent Developments Regarding the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals Affirms Town Board’s Right to Reconsider Nonconforming Use Recognition and Request Zoning Administrator Decision