Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OA

The record

Jurisdiction

Wisconsin (Dane County order) · Wisconsin

Level

Court

Authority

Original action; Wis. Stat. 252.03; Wis. Const. art. I, sec. 18

Issued

2021-06-11 June 11, 2021

Effective

2020-09-10 (injunction) / 2021-06-11 (decision) (read as 2020-09-10)

In force

Sept. 10, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capSchools and child care

Addressees

• Public Health Madison and Dane County

Functions reached

• RE religious schools grades 3-12 closed by Order #9 (Aug. 21, 2020) until the Sept. 10, 2020 injunction

Collection

Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16

Operative words

[The petitions challenge] the authority of Janel Heinrich, in her capacity as a local health officer... to issue an emergency order closing all schools in Dane County for in-person instruction in grades 3-12.... The Petitioners contend that the Order exceeds Heinrich's statutory authority under § 252.03 and violates their fundamental right to the free exercise of religion under Article I, Section 18 of the Wisconsin Constitution, as well as parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children under Article I, Section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution.

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