Univ. of Wis. Oshkosh Found., Inc. v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Wis. Sys. (In re Univ. of Wis. Oshkosh Found., Inc.)

Susan V. Kelley, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

This motion for partial summary judgment filed by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation, Inc. presents the central question in the Foundation's bankruptcy case: whether the State of Wisconsin is liable to the Foundation based on assurances the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh1 gave to the Foundation. As both parties recognize, this is a breach of contract case, and the outcome turns on whether the contracts at issue violate the Wisconsin Constitution and are thus void and unenforceable.

I. FACTUAL AND LEGAL BACKGROUND

The University's former…