Gov. Evers separation of powers lawsuit argues overreach of legislative committees
Who gets to decide? That is the question raised by a lawsuit Governor Evers filed directly in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on October 31, 2023.
Author: Evan Feinauer
All eyes on Wisconsin – Environmental protections at stake in state Supreme Court race
Local and national media outlets alike have called it the country’s most important political race of 2023. The outcome of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on April 4th could result in a monumental shift in statewide politics and policy as Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly square off to tip the court’s ideological majority. As of
Decision-Maker Bias in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court shines light away from decision-maker bias While serving as PSC commissioner, Mike Huebsch secretly communicated with Dairyland Power executives as the utility sought his approval of a $700 million gas plant. Huebsch stepped down from the PSC shortly after voting to approve the plant and applied to become Dairyland’s CEO
2021 in Review: Clean Wisconsin wins pair of landmark state Supreme Court cases
On July 8th, after nearly a decade of litigation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two massive rulings for Wisconsin’s waters…
Legal update: State Supreme Court hears two major environmental cases
After years of hard work, and a long procedural delay, a pair of legal cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water are finally being heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court’s rulings in these cases will have a profound effect on how Wisconsin’s water is—or is not—protected.
Two Clean Wisconsin legal cases accepted by Supreme Court
On April 9, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water. The Court’s rulings will have a profound effect on how our water is—or is not—responsibility managed to ensure Wisconsin residents can safely use and enjoy our shared water resources.
Two water cases sent to Supreme Court
On January 16, 2019, the District II Court of Appeals declined to rule on a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin, and instead asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to issue decisions in these disputes. The eventual rulings in each of these cases will have significant impacts on Wisconsin’s water and, potentially, the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state agencies to protect the environment and public health more broadly.
