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Government Watchdog Organization Sues Wisconsin DOA for Records
Government Accountability & Oversight seeks records related to money spent placing climate activists within state departments ...
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Tom Kamenick
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Former Supervisor Files Second Lawsuit Against Town of Grant
Alleges repeated and blatant Open Meetings Law violations Former Town of Grant Supervisor Heather Grys-Luecht, with representation from...
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Tom Kamenick
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Wauwatosa School Board Member Settles Meetings Case
Six-figure settlement resolves meetings and First Amendment retaliation claims Wauwatosa School Board member Michael Meier has settled...
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Tom Kamenick
- May 28
- 2 min
Record Lawsuit Seeks Basic Police Information from Wisconsin DOJ
The Badger Project and Invisible Institute sue for basic certification data The Badger Project and Invisible Institute have sued the...
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Tom Kamenick
- May 22
- 2 min
Coalition Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Public Records Case
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Ask Court to Clarify that...
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Tom Kamenick
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Meetings Lawsuit Filed Against Raymond School District
School board held private “retreat” outside of public view Local resident and parent Mitchell Berman today filed a lawsuit against the...
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Tom Kamenick
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Journalist Daniel Libit Sues UW-Madison & UW Foundation for NIL Consultant Contract
University claims Foundation has contract; Foundation claims it’s not subject to records laws Journalist Daniel Libit and the Wisconsin...
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Tom Kamenick
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
Wisconsin Examiner Sues Wauwatosa Police Department For Records
Challenges lengthy delays and high fees Wisconsin Examiner, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site, sued the Wauwatosa Police Department this...
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Tom Kamenick
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min
Judge Rules Marinette Common Council Violated Meetings Law
October 7, 2020 closed meeting discussing PFAS contamination should have been public Yesterday, Oconto County Circuit Court Judge Jay N....
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Tom Kamenick
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
Court of Appeals Rules against Mequon-Thiensville in Another Record Dispute
District must turn over email distribution lists Today the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the Mequon-Thiensville School District...
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Tom Kamenick
- Nov 10, 2023
- 2 min
Former Supervisor Sues Town of Grant for Records
Town officials routinely ignore & overcharge for record requests Former Town of Grant Supervisor Heather Grys-Luecht, with representation...
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Tom Kamenick
- Nov 2, 2023
- 2 min
Madison Police Department Settles Lueders Record Suit
Turns over records, will pay $3,000 in fees, costs, damages The Madison Police Department has agreed to settle a records lawsuit brought...
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Tom Kamenick
- Sep 7, 2023
- 2 min
Bill Lueders Sues Madison Police Department Over Record Delays
Department takes over a year to produce internal disciplinary records Madison journalist Bill Lueders, formerly of Isthmus, Wisconsin...
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Tom Kamenick
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
Meetings Complaint Filed Against Rock County Chair Richard Bostwick
Bostwick created advisory committees that failed to provide notice or meet publicly The Wisconsin Transparency Project, on behalf of...
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Tom Kamenick
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Sues Madison Metropolitan School District for Records
District has delayed providing copies of discriminatory policies for almost a year Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty represented by...
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Tom Kamenick
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Court of Appeals Requires School District to Turn Over Email List
Government can’t spread ideological messages and deny the public access to the same audience Today, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals,...
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Tom Kamenick
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Ozaukee Court Orders Mequon-Thiensville School District to Turn Over More Email Lists
Government distribution lists are public records In an oral ruling from the bench yesterday, Ozaukee County Circuit Court Judge Steven M....
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Tom Kamenick
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Court Rules Town of Worcester Violated Open Records Law
Town illegally withheld applications, failed to thoroughly search for records, and charged excessive fees Yesterday, Judge Ann Knox-Bauer...
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Tom Kamenick
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Wisconsin Supreme Court Guts Open Records Law Remedies
Limits on attorney fees in lawsuits may make justice unaffordable for many Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court abandoned 40 years of...
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Tom Kamenick
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Badger Project Files Records Lawsuit Against Wausau Police Department
Suit seeks details of sexual harassment investigation that led to officer resignation The Badger Project, represented by the Wisconsin...
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