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Although the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) decided with sufficient evidence that a natural gas-fired power plant permit did not need storage batteries to best control air pollution, a DNR protocol is a rule the agency failed to promulgate, requiring remand.

Navigating the complex landscape of Veterans Affairs benefits claims presents challenges for veterans and lawyers. Although few Wisconsin lawyers focus solely on VA benefit claims, VA issues often arise in other legal contexts. Learn who may assist veterans with VA benefits claims and how to do it.

Landlords and tenants may be subject to claims under various provisions of the law, varying by jurisdiction. Jennifer Schank discusses Wisconsin landlord tenant law and how it may vary by city and county.

There is a growing movement to apply the "best interests of the child" standard in immigration cases in which noncitizen parents face removal and possible separation from their U.S. citizen children. Learn how family law intersects with immigration law.

The Chevron doctrine sometimes required courts to defer to "permissible" agency interpretations of statutes those agencies administer. The U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron in 2024. Here is a brief synopsis of the rise and all of Chevron and the new standards that apply when courts are reviewing agency action at the state and federal level.