The Great Lakes Legal Foundation is a non-profit legal foundation providing legal and policy expertise to advance economic growth and increase job opportunities in the upper Midwest.

State policies imposing unnecessary regulatory burdens, increasing energy costs, or creating a hostile litigation climate make us less competitive as a state or region, both within and outside our national borders. Frequently, such policies are advanced by regulatory agencies operating outside of their statutory authority or the required administrative rulemaking procedures.

Our lawyers and staff are dedicated to assuring the Great Lakes states remain a competitive manufacturing region. To do so, we need balanced environmental, energy and civil litigation polices. Such policies will, in turn, benefit all our businesses and citizens through increased economic opportunities.

News

Foundation Comments on DNR’s Guidance Process & TMDL Guidance – March 2013

Foundation Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of WMC in Clean Water Act Permitting Case – January 2013

2013 Guide to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Judicial Evaluation – January 2013

Regulation Nation: The Wisconsin Perspective – October 2012

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case that Could Greatly Expand DNR’s Regulatory Authority under the Public Trust – September 2012

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