Legal Opinion
Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School District
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 2010No. 2008AP967-ACPublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, C.J.
¶ 1. If Wisconsin were not known as the Dairy State it could be known, and rightfully so, as the Sunshine State. All branches of Wisconsin government have, over many years, kept a strong commitment to transparent government.
¶ 2. Open records and open meetings laws, that is, "Sunshine Laws," "are first and foremost a powerful tool for everyday people to keep track of what their government is up to... . The right of the people to monitor the *581people's business is one of the core principles of democracy."1
¶ 3. The legislature states the importance of open government and open records this way:…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Russell Motor Car Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Youmans v. OwensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. NdinaWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009
- Wenke Ex Rel. Laufenberg v. Gehl Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- Village of Trempealeau v. MikrutWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by63 opinions
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