Municipal Law Newsletter
Bi-monthly publication covering legal developments affecting municipalities and local governments.
Issue: May/June 2024
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Issue: March/April 2024
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- Court of Appeals Holds that DNR's Regulation of "Emerging Contaminants" Like PFAS Under the Spills Law are Invalid Unpromulgated Rules
- New Option for Obtaining Money for Private Lead Service Line Replacement Funding
- Seventh Circuit Rules that the City of Madison's Physical Abilities Test did not Violate Title VII
Archived Issues
July/August 2022
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- 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
May/June 2022
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March/April 2022
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January/February 2022
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November/December 2021
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September/October 2021
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July/August 2021
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds DNR’s Broad Statutes Provide “Explicit” Authority to Take Challenged Actions; Dissent Decries “Calamitous Decision”
- Supreme Court Signals that Government Agencies Should Be Very Wary of Denying Exceptions to Regulatory, Licensing and Contracting Requirements that Burden the Free Exercise of Religion
- PSC Dismisses Complaint Challenging Extraterritorial Sewer Service “License Fee”
May/June 2021
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March/April 2021
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- Local Governments Need to Plan for COVID Relief Funds Under the American Rescue Plan Act
- Court of Appeals Upholds Rezoning as Consistent With Comprehensive Plan
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Subdivision Authority as Separate and Distinct From Zoning Authority, Even Within Areas Subject to Shoreland Zoning
- Is the United States Supreme Court Signaling a Change in Its Treatment of Qualified Immunity?