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Office of the Attorney General

J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney General

Informal Attorney General Opinions

Formal Attorney General Opinions are available at the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau

December 21, 2011
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion Concerning County Nursing Home Operation on Donated Land with Conditions
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April 21, 2011
How a County Should Respond to a Petition for a Referendum to Reduce the Number of County Supervisory Districts
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January 25, 2010
The Application of the Open Meetings Laws to Email Voting
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December 23, 2009
Content of Social Website Maintained by Government Official and Used to Discuss Government Business is Likely a Public Record, AG Concludes in Informal Opinion
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December 17, 2009
UW-System Student Government Bodies Who Are Assigned Shared Governance Responsibilities Are Subject to Wisconsin Open Meetings Law
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September 28, 2009
Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion on Intergovernmental Taskforce
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June 2, 2009
Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion On Riverway Zoning Ordinances
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March 19, 2009
Wisconsin Technical College System Board May Not Require Sign-Off From School District Collective Bargaining Units When Technical College Districts Enter Into “Articulation” Agreements With School Districts, Attorney General Van Hollen Reasons In Informal Opinion
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March 19, 2009
Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion Clarifying Scope Of Open Meetings Law On "Quasi-Governmental" Entities
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October 14, 2008
Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion on Laws Addressing Anti-Blocking Ordinances for Trains
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September 4, 2008
Attorney General Van Hollen Issues Informal Opinion On Arrest Powers Of Private Security Guards
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September 4, 2008
A.G. Issues Informal Opinion On Duty Of County Jail Staff To Comply With Do Not Resuscitate Orders Of Jail Inmates
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July 30, 2008
County May Prohibit One Company From Being Both The Construction Manager And The Contractor On The Same Project
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July 30, 2008
Sheriffs May Not Supplement Their Salaries By Retaining Service Of Process Fees
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April 29, 2008
DPPA - Wisconsin Public Records Law
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February 22, 2008
Counties May Enact Carefully Crafted Ordinances To Regulate Aquatic Invasive Species
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September 27, 2007
Intersection of Federal Medical Privacy Rules and State Laws Providing Access To Records.
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July 26, 2007
Attorney General Informal Legal Opinion on UW Freshman Admissions Policy
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May 31, 2007
Effect of US Supreme Court's decision in Gonzales v. Carhart on 1997 Wis. Act 219, Wis Stat 939.62 (partial birth abortion statute)
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