Yesterday evening, the Wisconsin Supreme Court vacated a contempt order issued by Judge Juan Colás against the WERC commissioners. The original contempt order prohibited WERC from holding recertification elections for…
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, along with the National Right to Work Foundation, has filed a lawsuit against the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD), KUSD Board of Education,…
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) filed a complaint asserting that the Kenosha School Board violated the Open Meetings Law on October 22, 2013 when it voted to…
On behalf of a group of public school teachers, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed a lawsuit in…
Today, “WILL” filed an amicus brief opposing the motion of several unions seeking contempt sanctions against the Wisconsin Employment Relation Commission (“WERC”) commissioners in the Judge Colas Act 10 case. …
In a long-awaited opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin today rejected yet another attack on Act 10 brought by public sector labor unions. The case,…
In an order released today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted certification in Madison Teachers v. Walker, bypassing the court of appeals in that critical Act 10 case. The case arose…
In an order released today, the District IV Court of Appeals denied the State’s request to stay the order of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas declaring the major…
In the wake of the District IV Court of Appeals order denying the State’s request to stay the Dane County judge’s decision declaring parts of Act 10 unconstitutional, labor advocates…
There has been considerable confusion regarding the impact of litigation regarding Act 10. A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in WEAC v. Walker upheld the law…
On January 22, 2013, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued an order in Madison Teachers Inc. v. Walker, the case in which Dane County Judge Juan Colas struck down substantial…
We are pleased to announce that the efforts of WILL and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on behalf of public employees who support Act 10’s changes have…