E. Glen Porter, III v. State of Wisconsin

*844 ¶ 1 This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming a judgment of the Circuit Court for Waukesha County, Patrick C. Haughney, Judge. 1

¶ 2 The plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners, E. Glenn Porter, III, and Highland Memorial Park, Inc., 2 challenge the constitutionality of two statutes: Wis. Stat. §§ 157.067 (2) 3 and 445.12(6) 4 (2015-16). 5 The parties refer to these two statutes as the "anti-combination laws." Generally, these laws prohibit the joint ownership or operation of a cemetery and a funeral home. Porter argues that the anti-combination laws violate his…