Federal Court Strikes Down Voter ID
Today, Judge Adelman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin struck down Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling puts another barrier in the way of…
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WILL Comments on U.S. DOJ Investigation into Wisconsin School Choice
A story today by the Wisconsin Reporter breaks the news that the United States Department of Justice has been continuing its “on-going investigation” into Wisconsin’s school choice program for alleged…
PSC Votes to Strike Down Ordinance Shifting Milwaukee Streetcar Costs to Utilities and Ratepayers
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (“PSC”) today voted 2-1 to invalidate a Milwaukee decision to require several utilities and their ratepayers to foot the costs – estimated to be in…
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Act 10 (Again)
Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for a second time upheld Act against constitutional challenges by public sector unions. This case, brought by Laborers Local 236, AFL-CIO and another…
WILL and MacIver Win Erpenbach Appeal
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals (District II) sided with transparent government today in an open records case brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL) on behalf of…
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Aggregate Campaign Contribution Limits
The United States Supreme Court today struck down aggregate limits on campaign contributions to candidates for federal elected offices in McCutcheon v. FEC. Campaign finance laws had limited contributions to…
WILL Amends Act 10 Complaint to Name JoAnn Taube, Three Other Board Members in Kenosha School District Lawsuit
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation have amended their complaint in their Act 10 lawsuit against the Kenosha Unified…
Attorney McGrath Named to State Real Estate Board
WILL Senior Counsel Brian McGrath was recently appointed by Governor Scott Walker to the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board and today was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate. The Real…
WILL to DPI: Open Enrollment Process May Violate ADA, State Law
Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sent a letter to Superintendent Evers of the Department of Public Instruction, raising serious concerns about whether the DPI is misapplying the…
WILL Has a YouTube Channel!
WILL is announcing its new video channel on YouTube! We will be uploading occasional videos produced by our staff to share some of our stories with you. Here is the…
Attorney Kamenick Named to State Board
WILL Associate Counsel Tom Kamenick was recently appointed by Governor Scott Walker to serve on the Wisconsin Council on Library and Network Development. COLAND advises the Superintendent, the Governor, and…
WILL and Senator Ron Johnson File Suit to Stop Congressional Exemption from Obamacare
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”), on behalf of United States Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration’s attempts to exempt Congress…