WILL Hosts Christmas Open House
On December 6, 2012, WILL hosted a Christmas Open House party at its offices in the historic Bloodgood House on Milwaukee’s lower east side. Over 90 people – friends, family,…
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Madison Considers Forcing Food Truck Vendors to Offer Vegetarian Items
According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison is considering requiring all food cart vendors to offer “vegetarian menu items.” Madison currently licenses 48 food carts, many of…
Judge Denies Motion to Stay Act 10 Ruling
Dane County Judge Juan Colas issued an order on Monday denying the Attorney General’s motion to stay the judge’s ruling striking down most of the essential parts of Act 10. …
Wisconsin Supreme Court Refuses to Take Voter ID on Bypass
Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order denying Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s request to bypass the court of appeals in the two Voter ID cases. The court denied…
PSC to Limit How Much of Relocation Costs Milwaukee Can Shift to Utilities
Brett Healy and his fellow utility ratepayers, represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”), scored a significant victory in today’s proceedings before the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. …
Economic Freedom in Decline
Canada’s Fraser Institute has just released its 2012 Report on Economic Freedom across the world. In the words of the Institute itself: “The United States, long considered a champion of…
The Hidden Costs of Fuel Efficiency Standards
The New York Times has an article that shows the unintended consequences and high costs of government policy that is designed to fool the voters. Many politicians believe that it…
BREAKING NEWS – Dane County Judge Declares Significant Portions of Act 10 Unconstitutional
Judge Juan B. Colas, Dane County Circuit Court, has just issued a late-Friday afternoon decision declaring unconstitutional substantial portions of Act 10’s collective bargaining reforms. For local government workers (municipal,…
WILL Urges Supreme Court to Hear Voter ID Cases Now
WILL has requested permission from the Wisconsin Supreme Court to file an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief in Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP v. Walker and League of…
Corporate Rights Are Our Rights
Kudos to Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Abele for vetoing the Milwaukee County Board’s attempt to put a referendum on the ballot calling for an end to corporate personhood. The 14…
WILL Files Brief in Voter ID Case
WILL has requested permission from the District IV Court of Appeals to file an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief in League of Women Voters v. Walker. In that…
Wrangling in the Voter ID Cases
Now that both of the voter ID cases have made it to the Court of Appeals, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has requested that the Wisconsin Supreme Court bypass the…