Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Bilder v. Township of Delavan

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 1983No. 81-2182PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court for Walworth county, Robert H. Gollmar, reserve circuit judge. The circuit court order permitted Gazette Printing Co. and Newspapers, Inc. (the newspapers) to intervene in a suit brought by Alan Bilder, police chief, against the Township of Delavan and several of the town’s officers, agents, and employees. The newspapers'contested Bilder’s motion to seal the pleadings and documents he filed in the action. In granting the motion to intervene the circuit court also opened the file to public examination. This court granted direct review of the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. William E. Nuesse, Commissioner of Banks, State of Wisconsin v. William Camp, Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. 17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 528, 14 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7813 Eddie Stallworth v. Monsanto Company v. J. W. Palmer, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. La Crosse Tribune v. Circuit Court for La Crosse CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Hathaway v. Joint School District No. 1Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Radlein v. Industrial Fire & Casualty InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. SchumacherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  5. Wisconsin Newspress, Inc. v. School District of Sheboygan FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996

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