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WILL Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Wauwatosa School District for Race Discrimination

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against the Wauwatosa School District for its plan to shut down the Wauwatosa STEM School, currently ranked the fifth-best elementary school in Wisconsin by U.S News and World Report.

WILL Files New Legal Motion to Defend Act 10 Based On 1st Amendment Concerns

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a new motion to intervene in defense of Act 10 due to a recent court decision that creates serious constitutional concerns regarding the 1st Amendment and compelled speech.

Wisconsin School Denies Help to Dyslexic Student Based on Race

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is preparing legal action against the Green Bay Area Public School District on behalf of a mother whose dyslexic son was denied reading resources because of his race.

WILL Reacts to SCOTUS Review of Consequential Parental Rights Case

WILL issued a response to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) narrowly denying a Writ of Certiorari filed earlier this year in Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District.

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.
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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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