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WILL Defends Rights of Christian Parent in Charter School Curriculum Controversy

On behalf of a Wisconsin parent, WILL has notified Lighthouse Learning Academy that it is prepared to take legal action over the school's refusal to provide certain curriculum materials, even though most of the items requested were non-religious, simply because some were created by a Christian publisher or contained a few religious references.

Analysis: Wisconsin’s School Report Cards Show Persistent Gaps and Inflated Ratings

WILL reacts to new report cards released by DPI for the 2024-25 school year. Once again, the agency has quietly changed the standards that determine how schools are rated—making it easier to appear successful without actually improving student performance.

New Report Calls for More Freedom and Consumer Choice in Energy Policy to Lower Costs

A new report from WILL, titled “Energy Choice for Wisconsin: A Free-Market Case for Community Solar,” outlines how privately financed community solar projects can expand consumer choice, strengthen the electric grid, preserve farmland, and inject market competition into Wisconsin’s monopoly utility system.

Moms For Liberty Activist Scarlett Johnson Wins Her Appeal

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of WILL’s client, Scarlett Johnson, a Wisconsin Moms for Liberty activist sued for defamation for criticizing her school district. The Court agreed with WILL’s argument that Scarlett’s posts were statements of opinion that are not provably false and therefore cannot be defamatory.

WILL Identifies Growing Number of Voter Roll Errors in Wisconsin

In a new letter to the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), WILL identifies additional, serious concerns regarding the Wisconsin Election Commission’s (WEC) maintenance of Wisconsin’s statewide voter registration list.

WILL Warns Gov. Pritzker Not to Jeopardize Billions in Federal Highway Funding

WILL, a conservative law firm with a proven track record of winning discrimination-in-contracting cases, is threatening legal action against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s Department of Transportation (ILDOT).

WILL Warns States About New Risks Federal Highway Funding if Woke Policies Remain

WILL, a conservative law firm with a proven track record of winning discrimination-in-contracting cases, is threatening legal action against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s Department of Transportation (ILDOT) as well as several other states who are refusing to comply with a recent Trump Administration directive to suspend all race- and gender quotas in the federally funded “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” (DBE) program.  

Wisconsin Artist Battles Utility in Landmark Property Rights Case

WILL issued a warning to the American Transmission Company (ATC) regarding its plan to build a massive new transmission line across the property of Tom and Mary Uttech in Saukville, WI, for the sole benefit of a new AI data center in Port Washington, WI.
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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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