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Gaming the System: Wisconsin’s Forward Exam Scores Now Useless

Today, Wisconsin's DPI released the 2023-24 Forward Exam scores for schools across Wisconsin.  In the past, WILL has referred to these scores--and the report card built from them--as creating a "Lake Wobegone" effect where everyone is above average.  But the changes...

WILL Files Amicus Brief to Defend Rights of all Wisconsin Student Athletes & Their Parents

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an Amicus Brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a case against the WIAA. WILL urges that the WIAA should be considered a state actor and bound by the state and federal constitutions.

Following Legal Actions by WILL, American Bar Association Removes Two Racial Quotas

The American Bar Association removed two racial quotas from its Judicial Clerkship Program following a Title VI complaint and a judicial misconduct complaint filed by WILL earlier this year.

Analysis: What Did Federal COVID Money Accomplish? Well…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government shelled out $189.5 billion to schooldistricts across the country via Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding. Wisconsin was no exception. Across three rounds of ESSER funding, the state andschool districts received more than $2.4 billion dollars.

Federal Judge Rules Against $37 Billion Biden-Harris Affirmative Action Infrastructure Program

WILL secures major victory against the nationwide Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which sets aside construction contracts for certain minority groups

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Federal Judge Rules Against $37 Billion Biden-Harris Affirmative Action Infrastructure Program

Federal Judge Rules Against $37 Billion Biden-Harris Affirmative Action Infrastructure Program

WILL secures major victory against the nationwide Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which sets aside construction contracts for certain minority groups
WILL Warns that Eliminating Act 10 Will Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Annually

WILL Warns that Eliminating Act 10 Will Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Annually

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a new report highlighting the significant fiscal impact that eliminating Act 10 could have on Wisconsin municipalities. WILL’s new report Back to the Past: The Fiscal Threat of Reversing Act 10 for Local Governments, estimates the fiscal impact for local and county governments to be at least $480 million annually.  
Wisconsin Elections Commission Held Accountable for Abdication

Wisconsin Elections Commission Held Accountable for Abdication

A Waukesha County Circuit Court has sided with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC).

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