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The Shorewood village board is meeting Sept. 21 in closed session to deliberate its next move after losing its trespass case against resident Paul Florsheim in circuit court.

A circuit judge ruled Paul Florsheim could not be ticketed for walking the Lake Michigan shoreline beyond Shorewood’s public beach. But Wisconsin still lacks a clear policy on the public’s right to enjoy the Great Lake shores.

A year ago, Shorewood police ticketed Paul Florsheim for walking north of Atwater Beach on what the village considers private property. A circuit court judge has now dismissed the citation.

Do people have the right to walk Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline? That question is at the heart of a current court case. Meanwhile, there’s a path along the much-coveted Geneva Lake shoreline that’s been accessible to the public for decades.

Some people don't give up easily, including Village of Shorewood resident Paul Florsheim. He thinks everyone has the right to enjoy Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Here's where his case stands.

A Madison-based environmental law firm filed an appeal to Milwaukee Circuit Court on behalf of the Shorewood resident who received a citation for walking the shoreline beyond this public beach.

A judge ruled Wednesday that a Shorewood man was guilty of trespassing when he walked along the Lake Michigan beyond the public beach last summer. The man says he'll appeal the decision.

A small stretch of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline has been getting a lot of attention lately. But debates over private vs. public rights on the state's waterways have been going on for over a century.

Wisconsin boasts about 400 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But a dispute in the village of Shorewood brings up an age-old question: who has access to that shoreline?

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was charged in federal court for allegedly helping an immigrant evade ICE as officers came to her courtroom to arrest him. She has a final pretrial hearing Nov. 26.