Supreme Court

Feb 2, 2011

Wis. Supreme Court upholds taxes on Nestle plant

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says state tax assessors properly calculated the value of a Nestle baby formula plant in Eau Claire. Nestle disagreed with state Department […]

Dec 28, 2010

U.S. Oil wins tax battle against Milwaukee

By Marie Rohde The city of Milwaukee will have to return more than $530,000 in taxes and interest to an oil company, according to an appellate court decision released Tuesday […]

Dec 6, 2010

High court will review climate change lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new case about climate change, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from electric utilities that are trying to short-circuit an effort by Wisconsin and […]

Nov 29, 2010

Milwaukee drains VFW post’s bank accounts following Monday ruling

By Marie Rohde The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874 was ordered Monday to turn over all of its money to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to […]

Oct 26, 2010

Building owner pushes groundwater fight to high court (UPDATE)

By Marie Rohde The value of groundwater is at the heart of a Milwaukee legal debate an attorney wants to take to the U.S. Supreme Court. E-L Enterprises Inc., owner […]

Oct 1, 2010

Supreme Court takes on sick leave

By Marie Rohde The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing whether the Milwaukee Common Council went beyond what voters approved in a referendum requiring businesses offer sick leave to workers. The […]

Aug 17, 2010

Suit stalls projects on prized Minnesota land

By Dan Emerson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The former James E. Kelley farm, a 60-acre site just southeast of the Mall of America, may be the most picturesque spot […]

Jul 21, 2010

Supreme Court ruling muddies legal waters for industry

By Denise Lockwood Special to The Daily Reporter A state Supreme Court ruling that absolved a Milwaukee brake maker of liability in the death of an independent contractor could muddy […]

Jul 5, 2010

Supreme Court throws out damages in sewer case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District does not have to pay a business for damages to its building caused by the removal […]

Jun 22, 2010

‘You can’t fight city hall’: VFW loses eminent domain battle

By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee VFW post lost $300,000 and a chance to tilt national eminent domain law toward property owners after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to accept a […]

Jun 17, 2010

Court rules National Labor Relations Board must reopen cases

By Jesse J. Holland AP Writer Washington (AP) — More than 500 decisions by the leading federal agency that referees disputes between labor and management will have to be reopened […]

May 18, 2010

Activists want U.S. Supreme Court to rule on eminent domain case

By Sean Ryan National organizations that focus on eminent domain law are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a lawsuit over the vacant property at 27th Street and […]