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VWF V. EAU CLAIRE (TID 12)

To create a TIF district, a city must show that it will spur development that otherwise wouldn’t occur – that new development wouldn’t exist “but for” the creation of the TIF district. Eau Claire claimed that an already-finished building somehow wouldn’t be built without a new TIF district, and we sued to stop that abuse.

OPERATING ENGINEERS V. DALEY

Unions filed another Act 10 lawsuit in 2019, arguing that the law was unconstitutional because unions have a constitutional right to collectively bargain. We intervened on behalf of a teacher who objects to being forced to pay union dues to defend the law.

BLACK V. CITY OF LAKE GENEVA

The City of Lake Geneva promulgated an ordinance that allows the city to search the homes of residents who occasionally rent their home for periods of less than 29 days at virtually any time without a warrant or, alternatively, to fine them if they refuse to consent to a warrantless search. These requirements violate the Fourth Amendment rights of Lake Geneva residents, including the Plaintiffs. We filed this suit to vindicate those rights.

Statement on Kiel Threats

We live in a society where we resolve our differences by public debate and the rule of law. We do not resolve them by violence or threats of violence. The ...

Apples to Apples 2022: A Definitive Look at Wisconsin School Performance

Fourth edition of Apples to Apples report again finds school choice performance advantage The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) ...

State Threatens School Counselor’s License After She Denounced Gender Ideology at Public Rally

WILL issued letter to DPI warning their actions to revoke license violate First Amendment The News: Attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...

RICE V. MILW. COUNTY BOARD

The Milwaukee County Board took up decennial redistricting at a public meeting without putting it on the agenda. In our first case (and our first victory) we obtained a declaration that they violated the Open Meetings Law in doing so.

BALDWIN-WOODVILLE SCH. DIST.

The Baldwin-Woodville School District’s Board of Education went into closed session and voted to pay Christmas bonuses (essentially in lieu of pension and insurance payments the district could no longer make under Act 10). We filed an open meetings complaint with the Attorney General pointing out that the meeting was illegal, and he agreed.