Administrative Law & Regulation; Telecommunications & Electronic Media; (through May 12)

Administrative Law & Regulation (through ) Telecommunications & Electronic Media (through ) Rural Broadband Improvement Coming to Wisconsin, by Steven L. Ritt, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee

Veto of SB 360, Gov. Scott Walker

IRS Announces HSA Cost of Living Adjustments for 2017, by Mary Ellen Schill, Ruder Ware L.L.S.C., Wausau

New Bill Helps Municipalities Construct and Maintain Stormwater Ponds, by Paul Kent and Vanessa D. Wishart, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison

OIG Exclusion Enforcement Activity Continues to Rise, by John A. Kramp, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee

Couple who refused appraiser entry to home lose appeal over jump in assessment, by Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Proof and Hearsay

On Tax Law: Fewer Nonprofits Will Owe Sales Tax, Under New Law, by Robert A. Mathers, von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee and Oshkosh, Inside Track

Public Records: Appeals Court Weighs Accident and Incident Reports, by Joe Forward, WisBar News

Supreme Court Open Administrative Conference WisconsinEye video (see Agenda)

Do Municipalities have to Disclose Driver’s License Information? by Kevin J.T. Terry, Ruder Ware L.L.S.C., Wausau

Ridesharing helps curb drunken driving, by Zack Vrana, Wisconsin Public Policy Institute

Telecommunications & Electronic Media (through Feb 5)

The Year in Review and a Look into the Crystal Ball: Data Privacy and Cyber Security, by Chris A. Jenny, Madison, and William R. West and Julie A. Bernard, Milwaukee, von Briesen & Roper s.c.

EU Strengthens Global Data Protection Regulations: Steps You Can Take Now to Ensure Compliance, by Linda C. Emery, Julie A. Bernard, Mark F. Foley & Meghan C. O'Connor, von Briesen & Roper s.c., Milwaukee

EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement Announced, by Eric G. Barber, Madison, and Derek C. Stettner, Milwaukee, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Not Just for Telemarketers Anymore

Kevin D. Trost at Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison

Net Neutrality Meets Regulatory Economics 101

Professor Joshua D. Wright, former Commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission, at the latest issue of Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups.

Net Neutrality and the Rule of Law

Richard E. Wiley and Brett Shumate at the latest issue of Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups.

FCC Preemption of State Restrictions on Government-owned Broadband Networks: An Affront to Federalism

Randolph J. May and Seth L. Cooper in the latest issue of Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups

T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell - Post-Argument SCOTUScast

Federalist Society SCOTUScast featuring Megan Brown, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP.

"On November 10, 2014, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell. This case concerns whether a document from a state or local government stating that an application has been denied, but listing no reasons for the denial, can satisfy the Communications Act’s 'in writing' requirement."

Competition Policy in the Telecommunications Space - Event Video

2014 National Lawyers Convention video featuring Gene Kimmelman, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Michael O'Rielly, Christopher S. Yoo, and Stephen F. Williams

Congress Begins to Consider a New Communications Act

Randolph J. May, President, The Free State Foundation, in Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups

Broadband Planning Symposium July 8, 2014

At Monona Terrace, Madison, per the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

Party Held Liable for Unauthorized Email Access

Jannis E. Goodnow at Litigation News

New Law Restricts District Rights To Employee and Student Personal Internet Accounts

FYI School Law Newsletter - April 2014 at Boardman & Clark LLP on 2013 Wisconsin Act 208

Wisconsin’s New Social Media Protection Act

Brian G. Formella at Anderson, O’Brien, Bertz, Skrenes & Golla LLP, on 2013 Wisconsin Act 208

Communications Law Reform - Event Audio/Video

From the 2012 National Lawyers Convention, audio and video of a panel discussion featuring:

Prof. Jonathan B. Baker, American University Washington College of Law;
Prof. Daniel Crane, University of Michigan Law School;
Hon. Robert M. McDowell, Federal Communications Commission;
Hon. Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commission;
Hon. Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission; and
Moderator: Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Allocating Radio Spectrum for the Mobile Data Tsunami

Allocating Radio Spectrum for the Mobile Data Tsunami, by Thomas W. Hazlett, Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups, Volume 13, Number 2

Assessing Competition in the Wireless Sector

Assessing Competition in the Wireless Sector: How DoJ Can Clear Away the Fog from Proposed Mergers, by Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups, Volume 13, Number 2

A U.N. Regulated Internet?

A U.N. Regulated Internet? The Case for Defending Against Persistent Intergovernmental Threats to Internet Freedom, by Robert M. McDowell, Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups, Volume 13, Number 3, adapted from the author's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

'In Search of Jefferson’s Moose' - Faculty Division Book Podcast

David Post, a Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, is joined by critical commenter Eugene Volokh, the Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, to discuss Mr. Post's book, In Search of Jefferson’s Moose: Notes on the State of Cyberspace.