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The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit seeking a writ of mandamus on behalf of several parents in the Milwaukee Public School District. This civil action seeks to hold the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, which oversees MPS, accountable for failing to provide the number of school resource officers state law requires in order to protect MPS schools and students.

Along with casting votes for President and US Senator, Wisconsin voters across the state will have school referenda to consider. These referenda ask voters’ permission to issue debt for something specific or to exceed the annual revenue limits set by state law, in either case by increasing voters’ property taxes.

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.

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.

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.