NEW RICHMOND NEWS v. CITY OF NEW RICHMOND

No. 2014AP1938.

875 N.W.2d 107 (2015)

365 Wis.2d 610

2015 WI 106

NEW RICHMOND NEWS and Steven Dzubay, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. CITY OF NEW RICHMOND, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, there were briefs by Remzy D. Bitar , Timothy M. Johnson , Samantha R. Schmid , and Crivello Carlson, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by Remzy D. Bitar.

For the plaintiff-respondents, there was a brief by Dustin B. Brown , Robert J. Dreps and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Madison, and oral argument by Robert J. Dreps.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Christa Westerberg and McGillivray Westerberg & Bender LLC, on behalf of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Andrew C. Cook , assistant attorney general, Delanie Breuer , assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Brad D. Schimel , attorney general, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Claire Sliverman and League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Madison, and Andrew T. Phillips and von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Milwaukee, on behalf of League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin Counties Association.

There was an amicus curiae brief by Timothy M. Barber , Michael J. Modl , Gesina M. Seiler and Axley Brynelson, LLP, Madison, on behalf of Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation and Community Insurance Corporation.


¶ 1 The court is equally divided on whether to affirm or reverse the judgment of the circuit court for St. Croix County. This case was argued before the full court; however, Justice N. Patrick Crooks passed away prior to the court's decision. Justice Rebecca G. Bradley was appointed to the court after the court's decision, and therefore...

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