Wisconsin law provides that a homeowner can deny access to an assessor who wishes to enter the home to evaluate the value of the property for tax purposes. If the homeowner refuses the homeowner cannot challenge the subsequent assessment. Recently the Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded that this statute as applied violated the homeowner's rights by forcing them to choose between appealing their assessment or giving up their rights under the 4th Amendment. In the opinion, the court expansively discusses the issues and at least once refers to a decision it relies upon as a "succinctly" summarizing the law. Should you read this case you will not find it to be succinct, but a good resource for research on 4th Amendment issues of entry into a home. http://www.will-law.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-07-Supreme-Court-Opinion.pdf Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director and General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 51 Monroe Street Suite 404 Rockville, Maryland 20850 202-466-5424 x7110 Direct: 202-742-1016 Cell: 240-876-6790 Plan ahead: IMLA's Annual Conference October 14- October 18, 2017 - Niagara, Ontario, Canada (Passport required) To register, go to: http://imla.org/events/conferences#registration IMLA's Annual Seminar and Section 1983 Defense Conference - April 20- April 23, 2018 Washington, DC