Referendum Advocacy: What Can School Districts/School District Officials Do?
A number of Wisconsin school districts are preparing for referendum elections as part of the November 2024 general election. Inasmuch as school districts have significant interest in the outcome of their referendum election, we are regularly asked to weigh in as to what extent school districts, school board members, school district administrators, and school district […]
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Improperly Applied Its Eligibility and Appeal Rules in an Arbitrary, Oppressive or Unreasonable Manner and as an Exercise of Its Will, Not Its Judgment
On February 28, 2024, in Halter v. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals concluded: (1) the WIAA is a state actor and, therefore, subject to judicial review to determine whether it acted in accord with its rules and regulations and in applying its rules in a nonarbitrary manner; (2) the WIAA applied […]
The Public Has a Strong Interest in Obtaining Information about Its Public Officials
Wisconsin’s pubic records law provides that “all persons are entitled to the greatest possible information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those officers and employees who represent them.” Wis. Stat. § 19.31. Accordingly, “[t]he denial of public access generally is contrary to the public interest, and only in an exceptional case […]
