Attorney Vanessa Wishart Presents PFAS Impacts at Wastewater Treatment Plants for Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Attorney Vanessa Wishart will speak on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impacts at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) at the 2024 Spring
Appellate Court Declines to Decide Challenge to Ballot Proposal
State law requires home rule municipalities to obtain voter approval before they can impose or increase a real estate transfer
tax. In November 2023, the Chicago City Council passed a resolution to place a referendum on the March 2024 ballot to…
Certiorari Denied in Case of Anorexic Transgender Teen Placed Under State’s Care
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in M.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, (Docket No. 23-450, certiorari denied, 3/18/2024) (Order List). In the case, an Indiana state appellate court upheld the removal to state custody…
Air Pollution Did Not Violate City Residents’ Free Exercise Rights
In Dancer v. United States, (WD MI, March 15, 2024), residents of Kalamazoo, Michigan sued a variety of governmental and private parties alleging injuries from airborne pollution, chemical discharges and odors from a nearby paper mill. Among the 34…
7th Circuit: Zoning Denial for Catholic School Athletic Field Lights Did Not Violate RLUIPA
In Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart v. City of Madison, Wisconsin, (7th Cir., March 15, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the denial of zoning approval for a Catholic high school to…
Denial of Temporary Religious Worker Visa Upheld
In Calvary Albuquerque Inc. v. Blinken, (D NM, March 13, 2024), a New Mexico federal district court dismissed challenges to the denial of an R-1 (Temporary Religious Worker) visa for Stefen Green, a South African citizen who was to…
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on Government Social Media Cases
We have been following two pending appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court involving First Amendment challenges to government officials regarding their social media activities. The Supreme Court issued opinions in both cases today. We wanted to get a post out…
Seventh Circuit Rules Fired Clerk Not Entitled to New Trial
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected new trial request in a
lawsuit brought by a former employee against a city clerk. Artis
v. Santos
In January 2016, a city clerk asked a junior clerk to
volunteer for two political…
Japanese Appellate Court Says Failure to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional
In Japan yesterday, the Sapporo High Court– an intermediate appellate court– held that Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. Japan Today reports on the decision:The Sapporo High Court upheld the lower court’s landmark verdict in 2021 that said…
Custody Order Barring Father from Taking Child to His Church Upheld
In Bardonner v. Bardonner, (IN App., March 12, 2024), the Indiana Court of Appeals held that a father’s free exercise rights were not infringed in any way by a provision in a custody order that gives his former wife…