Legal Opinion · Dissent
Eichenseer v. Madison-Dane County Tavern League, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 2008No. 2005AP1063Published
1Dissent
LOUIS B. BUTLER, JR, J.
¶ 104. (dissenting). Since the beginning of our nation's history, our *735constitutional democracy "has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men." Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 163 (1803). The profound importance of honoring this principle cannot be overstated. As the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, we are entrusted to preserve the rule of law in all we do, whether in our role of safeguarding against the violation of laws by others or in taking care to never ourselves go outside the boundaries of authority which have been established for the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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