Wisconsin Tribe Wins Judgment On County’s Zoning Code Enforcement

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 1:09 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin county’s enforcement of its zoning laws on fee simple land held by tribal members within the Red Cliff Band Reservation violates federal Indian law, a federal judge held Jan. 9 in awarding the tribe summary judgment (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Bayfield County, Wisconsin, No. 3:18-cv-828, W.D. Wis., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6054)....