Leading areas of practice
Individual Liberties
WILL proudly fights for individual liberties guaranteed by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Constitutional Government and Rule of Law
WILL is committed to guarding our constitutional system by standing up for federalism, the separation of powers, and oversight of the administrative state.
Economic Freedom
WILL proudly fights for the right to earn a living free from government interference.
Education Reform
WILL proudly fights for an education system that is student-centered and prioritizes the freedom of families to choose the best education for their children.
Equal Protection
WILL proudly fights for equal protection under the law as guaranteed by our Constitution.
Legal Areas of Focus
WILL Urges Sun Prairie to Drop Racially Segregated Groups for Public Event
WILL issued a letter to the Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) and the City of Sun Prairie urging the government bodies to drop the use of racially segregated “affinity groups” for a public community conversation.
Public School Curriculum Transparency Legislation Key to Battling Politics in the Classroom
WILL is urging the adoption of curriculum transparency legislation to arm parents and taxpayers with the ability to access and review controversial curriculum material in public schools. WILL recently issued identical open records requests to nine large Wisconsin school districts and experienced, first-hand, the cost, time, and difficulty of accessing curriculum material.
WILL to Biden Education Department: Critical Race Theory is Wrong for Public Schools
WILL submitted public comment to the United States Department of Education against the adoption of a proposed grant program to prioritize Critical Race Theory in federally funded American History and Civics Education
WILL, SCW Ensure MPS Follows the Law, Provide Transportation Benefits to Private School Students
Thousands of students have been left stranded in 2020-21 school year
The News: Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) committed to provide transportation ...
‘Miller Time’ Needs to Be Over in Milwaukee Public Schools
Will Flanders, Research Director WILL
Libby Sobic, Education Policy Director, WILL
Last week in the Journal Sentinel, former MPS President Larry ...
WILL Budget Briefing: A Deep Dive on Governor Evers’ 2021-23 State Budget Proposal
Increases in spending, programs, and new attacks on education and worker freedom
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) policy ...
3 Attacks on School Choice in Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal
By Will Flanders, Research Director
Governor Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget includes a Christmas tree for teachers unions in the form of ...
STUDY: Spring 2020 School Closures May Result in $7 Billion Lifetime Earnings Loss to Wisconsin Students
This study estimates that spring 2020 school closures and incomplete curriculums could cost Wisconsin students more than $7 billion in lifetime earnings losses. The staggering cost serves as a stark warning about the effects of learning loss due to school building closures in the 2020-21 school year.