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
September/October 2017
In this issue:
- Budget Bill Eliminates Domestic Partnership Benefits
- City of Madison Kicks Off 100% Renewable Energy Resolution Efforts
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals Clarifies Municipal Authority to Issue Raze Orders
- Court Rejects Claim that Right-to-Work Law Is an Unconstitutional Taking
- Department of Labor Overtime Rule Halted
July/August 2017
In this issue:
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Expands Fair Dealership Law to Municipalities
- Limitations on Interior Property Inspections for Property Tax Assessments
- Conditional Use Zoning Law in Flux
- Supreme Court Decides Wisconsin Regulatory Takings Case
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Open Meetings Law And Committees
- County’s Courthouse Access Policy Violated First Amendment
May/June 2017
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March/April 2017
In this issue:
- Recreational Immunity Applied When Grandparent Injured While Supervising Grandchildren at City-Owned Pool
- Employer Attendance Policies and Unemployment Compensation
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules That The Public Can Carry Concealed Weapons On Public Transportation
- Court of Appeals Upholds Oshkosh Special Events Ordinance
January/February 2017
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November/December 2016
In this issue:
- Seventh Circuit Sides with Cities on Taxicab Deregulation
- Federal Court Upholds a Provision in Wisconsin’s Right-To-Work Law
- WERC Announces Revised CPI-U
- Supreme Court To Hear Case on Whether Internal Management Committee Meetings Are Subject to Open Records Law
- Responding to Requests for Records under the Public Records Law