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McCarty v. Arkansas State Plant Board
Ruled statute permitting private entities to appoint members to a governmental board was an unconstitutional delegation of legislative appointment power
In re Childers-Gray
Ruled that adjudication of sex-change petitions is within the judicial power, and does not violate the constitution's separation of powers clause or present a nonjusticiable political question
State v. Patel
Ruled statute’s limitation on victim’s restitution award violates right to receive restitution in the full amount of economic loss or injury caused by a defendant's criminal conduct
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Ruled that state's plan to construct community connector trails designed for snowmobile use in the state's forest violated constitution's "forever wild" clause
Tillman v. Goodpasture
Ruled that statute abolishing wrongful birth tort did not violate rights to jury trial and legal remedy, as both rights apply only to common-law claims existing at the time of their adoption
Commonwealth v. Eid
Ruled that absence of a maximum term rendered sentencing provision in statute related to driving under a suspended license unconstitutionally vague
Commonwealth v. Hairston
Ruled that death penalty does not violate prohibition on cruel punishment, and right to effective assistance of counsel was not violated by failure to object to jury verdict that did not track relevant statutory language
State v. Vega-Larregui
Ruled that court's order authorizing virtual grand jury presentations, in response to the pandemic, did not violate separation of powers or the right to indictment by grand jury
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Plummeting Productivity
The state high court will issue fewer than 20 opinions this term — less than a fifth of its average output two decades ago.
Alan Ball
Alan Ball is a history professor at Marquette University. His long-term project monitoring and analyzing the Wisconsin Supreme Court has been widely cited,...
