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WILL Warns that Eliminating Act 10 Will Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Annually

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a new report highlighting the significant fiscal impact that eliminating Act 10 could have on Wisconsin municipalities. WILL’s new report Back to the Past: The Fiscal Threat of Reversing Act 10 for Local Governments, estimates the fiscal impact for local and county governments to be at least $480 million annually.  

WILL Warns WI Supreme Court Not to Legitimize Arbitrary Executive Power

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association. Governor Evers attempted to alter a bill that authorized increases to property tax levy limit for school districts.

Village of Sister Bay Tries to tell Vacationers where to Sleep on Vacation, Threatens Excessive Fines for Property Owners

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit against the village of Sister Bay for an irrational rule that limits the number of bedrooms vacationers can use in a rental home and restricts where they can sleep.

Federal Officials Open Investigation into Cleveland Clinic for Discriminatory Healthcare Programs

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has been notified that the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services will initiate a federal investigation into Cleveland Clinic concerning racially discriminatory patient care.

WILL Exposes Significant Loophole in Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Ahead of 2024 Election

WILL has released a new report detailing the extent which more than one hundred forty thousand Wisconsin voters can vote in the 2024 Presidential Election without an ID. Voters can self-identify as “Indefinitely Confined,” allowing them to continually receive an absentee ballot without ever showing an ID.

WILL Files Amicus Brief in Federal Court to Protect Girls at School

WILL has filed an Amicus Brief that challenges the new Title IX rule by the Biden-Harris Administration. We filed the brief on behalf of a high school girl who suffered an egregious privacy violation while in the girls’ locker room at her high school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Held Accountable for Abdication

A Waukesha County Circuit Court has sided with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC).

WILL Hires New Senior Visiting Fellow to Advance Educational Policy Efforts

WILL has announced its newest addition to the educational policy team. Daniel Buck is a senior visiting fellow at WILL where he will write and advise on projects related to K-12 education policy.
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Wisconsin State Journal | Judge dismisses second lawsuit over Madison school contracts

Act 10 litigation continues... WILL associate counsel Tom Kamenick said no decision has been made about an appeal. "We are disappointed in the ruling," ...

Wisconsin State Journal | Federal judge’s ruling on evidence could fuel John Doe appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

Prosecutors in the now-defunct John Doe investigation are asking a federal judge to intervene in the long-running saga (again). WILL President and General ...

RightWisconsin | What’s Next for The John Doe? Probably Not Much

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg writing at RightWisconsin explains why - despite the wishes and ill-informed pundits' opinions - the ...

RightWisconsin | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Named a 2015 Group of the Year

At RightWisconsin, they listed the conservative groups that have most impacted the conservative movement in 2015. Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...

RightWisconsin | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Named a 2015 Group of the Year

At RightWisconsin, they listed the conservative groups that have most impacted the conservative movement in 2015. Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...

National Review | Rubio Scores a Direct Hit on Obamacare

WILL Senior Fellow Mario Loyola writing in National Review: Since it fell into GOP hands, the House of Representatives has voted more than 50 times to ...

Media Trackers | Madison School Contracting Policy Favors Unions, Likely Violates Law

WILL Associate Counsel Tom Kamenick discusses the likelihood that MMSD contracting policies are illegal. Tom Kamenick, an attorney with the Wisconsin ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Former John Doe special prosecutor has little chance before high court

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg discusses the likelihood of US Supreme Court review of any appeal of recent John Doe rulings by ...
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