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WI Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Property Owners in Vacation Rental Dispute

WILL secured a major legal victory for property owners in Sister Bay after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the Village's four-bedroom cap for vacation rentals operates as an illegal "back-door prohibition on renting."

WILL Sues Gov. Evers over $250 Million Discriminatory Program

A Wisconsin-based taxpayer association, represented by WILL, filed a new lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program, a procurement program that spends over $250 million each year purchasing supplies and services based on race. 

Wisconsin Law Jeopardizes Secret Ballot, New Findings Show

A new report by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and the MacIver Institute finds that a longstanding Wisconsin statute conflicts with the Wisconsin Constitution’s “secret ballot” guarantee. As a result, WILL and MacIver are calling for the Wisconsin Legislature to amend the law.

Data Centers Don’t Require a Moratorium. They Require Leadership.

Wisconsin communities are increasingly asking a question: What should we actually do about data centers? WILL explains why a moratorium is not the correct course of action.

WILL Challenges Arrowhead School District for Religious Censorship

WILL is demanding that the Arrowhead Union High School District remedy unconstitutional religious discrimination after school officials prohibited graduating senior Sarianne Beronja from displaying a Bible verse on her commencement slideshow.

WILL Takes DPI to Court Over $34,000 Transparency Tax

WILL has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for flagrantly violating the state's Open Records Law. After nearly a year of stonewalling, DPI is effectively hiding public records behind an illegal, exorbitant $34,014 price tag for electronic files the agency has already located.

Judge Blocks Milwaukee’s Food Truck Ordinance Following WILL’s Lawsuit

A Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge blocked enforcement of Milwaukee’s 10:00 p.m. food truck curfew while the case continues through litigation. The order follows a lawsuit filed by WILL on behalf of The Fatty Patty food truck and its owner, Abdallah Ismail.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides with WILL in Significant Legal Victory to End DEI

WILL secured a significant victory for true equality under the law at the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the racially discriminatory “Minority Undergraduate Retention Program” was unconstitutional and that taxpayers have standing in court to challenge such programs.
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WILL SUES DPI FOR EMBARGOED ESSA DOCUMENTS

Documents would shine light on whether DPI is illegally implementing ESSA The News: On Thursday, February 7, 2019, WILL sued the Wisconsin Department of ...

Associated Press | WILL Sues In Defense of Wedding Barns

WILL's lawsuit in defense of Wisconsin wedding barns earned widespread attention in state and national media. The Associated Press reported: Attorneys for ...

Investor’s Business Daily | Elder: Don’t Let Trump Hatred Thwart School Choice Movement

Best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host, Larry Elder, notes our Apples to Apples report, writing in Investor's Business ...

Washington Examiner | DeAngelis, Flanders: Believe it or not, markets work in education

Cato Institute's Corey DeAngelis and WILL's Research Director, Will Flanders, write in the Washington Examiner how their research shows that the ...

Campus Reform | Wisconsin college to judge: Dismiss ‘Jesus loves you’ valentines lawsuit

Campus Reform continues to closely follow our lawsuit against Northeast Wisconsin Technical College on behalf of Polly Olsen, who was disciplined by the ...

Wall Street Journal | Szafir, Petersen: This Building Is for Sale (but Not to a Charter School)

WILL's Executive Vice President, CJ Szafir and Researcher Cori Petersen write at the Wall Street Journal about how Milwaukee Public Schools refuse to sell ...

Washington Examiner | Flanders: High school cancels stage production of ‘America’s best-loved novel,’ To Kill a Mockingbird

WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, PhD, wrote in the Washington Examiner about the "absurd drama" that played out in Shorewood, WI over the school's ...

Wall Street Journal | Scott Walker’s Education Dividend

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at our most recent report, Keeping Score, and notes how reforms collective bargaining reforms (2011 Act 10) led to ...
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