SEWELL v. RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

No. 2020AP1271-AC.

972 N.W.2d 155 (2022)

2022 WI 18

James SEWELL and George Meyers, Petitioners-Appellants-Petitioners, Dennis Montey, Petitioner-Appellant, v. RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF CANVASSERS, YES for Our Children, A Referendum Committee, Chelsea Powell and The Racine Unified School District, Respondents-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: April 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners-appellants-petitioners, there were briefs filed by M. Samir Siddique , Gary E. Grass , Vincent J. Bobot and Siddique Law, LLC, Milwaukee. There was an oral argument by M. Samir Siddique .

For the respondents-respondents YES for Our Children and Chelsea Powell, there was a brief filed by Christopher M. Meuler and Meuler Law, LLC, Wauwatosa and Rebecca K. Mason and Rebecca Mason Law, LLC, Racine. There was oral argument by Christopher M. Meuler .

For the respondents-respondents Racine Unified School District Board of Canvassers and the Racine Unified School District, a brief was filed by Matthew W. O'Neill and Fox, O'Neill & Shannon, S.C., Milwaukee. There was oral argument by Matthew W. O'Neill .

An amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of Law Forward, Inc. by Jeffrey A. Mandell , Douglas M. Poland , Rachel E. Snyder and Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison and Mel Barnes and Law Forward, Inc., Madison.

ROGGENSACK, J., delivered the majority opinion for a unanimous Court.


¶1 We review the decision of the court of appeals,1 which summarily affirmed the decision of the circuit court2 affirming the results of the referendum recount conducted pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 9.01 (2019-2020).3 On our...

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