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WILL Sues UW-Madison over Race-Based Scholarships

WILL filed a new lawsuit challenging at least 20 UW-Madison scholarships and grants that contain race-based criteria and are administered with support from taxpayer funds. WILL represents Young America’s Foundation and Citizens Defending Liberty in our second lawsuit challenging race-based state programs since winning a major case at the Wisconsin Supreme Court earlier this year, in which a unanimous Court struck down a racially discriminatory scholarship program.

WILL Releases Roadmap to Re-Engaging Populist Conservatives with America’s Founding Principles

WILL, in partnership with Heart+Mind Strategies, released “Bridging the Gap,” new public opinion research exploring how populist-leaning conservative voters in Wisconsin view government institutions, as well as ways to reconnect classical conservative principles like federalism, free markets, and trust institutions with values this key audience already holds.

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.
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Wisconsin State Journal | Wilford, Vebber: Wisconsin’s tax web gets stickier for small business

National Taxpayer's Union's Andrew Wilford and WILL's Lucas Vebber write at the Wisconsin State Journal how tax policy should be the exclusive purview of ...

The Cap Times | Legislative committee considers licensing Wisconsin wedding barns

As a legislative committee considers updating Wisconsin's liquor licensing laws, we've pointed out how their efforts may very well shut down the ...

Fox & Friends | WATCH: Rick Esenberg and Polly Olsen Fighting For Free Speech on Campus

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Fox & Friends | WATCH: Rick Esenberg and Polly Olsen Fighting For Free Speech on Campus

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Washington Examiner | Flanders: Spending more money on schools doesn’t help students learn

WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders, writes in the Washington Examiner on how research shows that spending more money on schools doesn't help ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | High-speed lane: Legislation moved much faster after Republicans gained control in Madison

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg gives his thoughts to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the pace with which legislation moves through the ...

National Review Online | Esenberg, Roth: To ‘Save’ Jobs, Wisconsin Republicans Set a Dangerous Precedent

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg and Director of Public Engagement Collin Roth write in National Review Online on the market distorting ...

ICYMI: WILL in National Review on “Crony Capitalism” of Kimberly-Clark Bailout Plan

It makes little sense to pay struggling businesses to “save jobs” during a labor shortage August 17, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI -- WILL President and General ...
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