Court orders board members to pay forfeitures, reimburse plaintiff for attorney fees Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge William V. Gruber has ruled that Town of Palmyra Board members violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law on five occasions, in a case brought by local resident and former board member Weenonah Brattset.  The judge’s ruling requires the Town to reimburse Brattset for over $35,000 in attorney fees and court costs and issues forfeitures against Town Board chair

Town Board met secretly; other Town meetings held without proper notice The Wisconsin Transparency Project has filed a lawsuit in Oconto County Circuit Court alleging that the Town of Abrams Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission held multiple illegal meetings from July through September.  Because the process of approving the rezoning of prime agricultural land into a residential subdivision was so flawed, he is asking Judge Jay N. Conley for a temporary injunction hal

Journalism non-profit seeks records of LEOs on DOJ’s “flagged officer” list The Badger Project ’s third lawsuit  in the last two months...

Journalism non-profit seeks records of LEOs on DOJ’s “flagged” list The Badger Project has filed two lawsuits in recent weeks...

Former Supervisor sought performance reviews of top county officials A lawsuit filed by former Rock County Board Supervisor and...

President & Founder Tom Kamenick kicks off Sunshine Week by going on Reddit for an "Ask Me Anything" on Monday, March 17, 2025, at noon...

Two PFAS-related closed sessions in 2020 lacked legal justifications Yesterday, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the City of...

District illegally withheld email addresses on its newsletter distribution list In a win for government transparency yesterday, Rock...

Court orders sheriff to produce records or appear in court Local resident Mitchell Berman has filed a lawsuit against the Racine County...

First complete legal analysis of Act 253 provides guidance for requesters and custodians Attorney Tom Kamenick, President and Founder of...

Government Accountability & Oversight seeks records related to money spent placing climate activists within state departments  ...

Alleges repeated and blatant Open Meetings Law violations Former Town of Grant Supervisor Heather Grys-Luecht, with representation from...

Six-figure settlement resolves meetings and First Amendment retaliation claims Wauwatosa School Board member Michael Meier has settled...

The Badger Project and Invisible Institute sue for basic certification data The Badger Project and Invisible Institute have sued the...

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Ask Court to Clarify that...

School board held private “retreat” outside of public view Local resident and parent Mitchell Berman today filed a lawsuit against the...

University claims Foundation has contract; Foundation claims it’s not subject to records laws Journalist Daniel Libit and the Wisconsin...

Challenges lengthy delays and high fees Wisconsin Examiner, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site, sued the Wauwatosa Police Department this...

October 7, 2020 closed meeting discussing PFAS contamination should have been public Yesterday, Oconto County Circuit Court Judge Jay N....

District must turn over email distribution lists Today the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the Mequon-Thiensville School District...