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Christmas Miracle? Biden’s CMS Abandons “Racial Equity” Agenda for Kidney Transplants Following WILL’s Public Comment

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its recent decision to back away from certain components of a proposed federal rule thatwould have required kidney transplant hospitals to submit “health equity plans” to the agency under the threat of penalty.

WILL Statement on New Act 10 Ruling

WILL responded to a new ruling striking down key components of Act 10, collective bargaining reform legislation signed into law by then Governor Scott Walker in 2011.

POLICY REPORT: Where Wisconsin Ranks on Freedom, WILL Informs Policy Makers Ahead of 2025

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released its “2024 Wisconsin Freedom Audit”, an extensive review of where the state ranks in various measurements of freedom, including fiscal freedoms, regulatory freedoms, and individual freedoms.

WI Judge Allows Wedding Barn Lawsuit to Continue

A Wisconsin judge ruled that a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) may continue. Two small business owners, represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) are seeking to mitigate the harmful impacts of Wisconsin Act 73, a special interest driven law which will put them out of business.

Wisconsin DPI Re-Defines Mediocre Student Achievement to “Meets Expectations”

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement, after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released ...

WILL Identifies Over Sixty Discriminatory Federal Programs

In a new court filing supporting fourth-generation Tennessee farmer Robert Holman, WILL identified over sixty federal DEI programs that discriminate against Americans every day. WILL has created a roadmap for the new Congress and Administration to root out harmful DEI policies in the federal government.

WILL, Leading Public Interest Law Firms Release Comprehensive Title IX Resource Guide

WILL and its partners released a crucial resource guide. Titled “Protecting Title IX: A Resource Guide for School Boards,” this guide aims to empower school boards with the legal insights needed to understand and respond to the complex Title IX requirements of the federal government.

Policy Report: Are Spring School Board Elections Pro-Democracy?

WILL's new report, Enhancing Democracy: The Benefits of Holding School Board Elections in the Fall, highlights how moving school board races to November could foster broader public involvement and more balanced representation.
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Fox6Now.com | Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t restart John Doe probe into Gov. Walker’s recall campaign

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg sat down with Fox6Now's Theo Keith after the Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to reconsider it's July ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Voucher school wants to buy unused building; Milwaukee schools won’t sell

Education Policy Director and Associate Counsel, CJ Szafir, discusses how MPS continues to stand in its own schoolhouse doors, blocking educational ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Former Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson ends her legal temper tantrum

M.D. Kittle gets WILL's Rick Esenberg's take on her lawsuit: Constitutional law expert Rick Esenberg noted Abrahamson is six years into her latest ...

Racine Journal Times | Racine Unified agrees to stop bus fee for late-enrolling private schoolers

From the Racine Journal-Times: RACINE — Threatened with a lawsuit, the Racine Unified School District has agreed to stop charging a $300 fee to bus ...

Racine Journal Times | Group threatens to sue Unified over busing issues

From the Racine Journal-Times: RACINE COUNTY — A conservative legal group is again threatening to sue the Racine Unified School District over busing ...

RightWisconsin | The GAB Is No Perfect Model

Rick Esenberg writing at RightWisconsin.com. "These problems may have warranted caution, but it got worse. The GAB and prosecutors tried to do something ...

WUWM | While Wisconsin Campaign Finance Legislation Stalls, Activists Hope Voters Pay Attention

Rick Esenberg talked with WUWM radio in Milwaukee. Rick Esenberg is president of Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty, a conservative public interest ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Bill puts veil over campaign funding in Wisconsin

From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, said the state Supreme Court ...
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