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Counselors Sue Evers Admin Over Christian Counseling Ban

WILL has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Terri Koschnick and Joy Buchman, Wisconsin-licensed counselors, challenging a Wisconsin rule banning consensual, client-driven Christian counseling. The challenge follows an 8-1 Supreme Court ruling that Colorado’s identical law was unconstitutional “viewpoint discrimination,” the “most blatant” kind of First Amendment violation.

WILL Warns the WIAA to End Illegal Race- and Sex-Based Quotas

WILL warned the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to scrap its illegal race and sex-based quotas. The WIAA, which governs sports for nearly 90,000 Wisconsin students, denies individuals the ability to seek certain WIAA leadership positions based solely on their race or sex.

Judge Grants WILL’s Emergency Order, Protecting Milwaukee Food Trucks

A Milwaukee County judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Milwaukee’s 10:00 p.m. food truck curfew until at least June 10 after WILL challenged the ordinance on behalf of The Fatty Patty owner Abdallah Ismail.

Food Truck Owner Sues City of Milwaukee Over New Ban

On behalf of a Milwaukee food truck owner, WILL filed a lawsuit seeking to block a newly approved food truck curfew. 

WILL Unveils New Documentary: Classrooms in Crisis

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, WILL unveiled a new documentary, “Classrooms in Crisis,” putting human faces on the growing crisis of student behavior, school safety, and teacher authority in Wisconsin classrooms. Through the firsthand accounts of real educators, many of whom left public schools out of fear for their own safety, the mini-documentary reveals an education system under serious strain.

Contractors Sue New Jersey Over Forced Unionization and Race-Based Quotas

WILL, alongside the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a federal lawsuit against the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), Ocean County and Evesham Township on behalf of Earle Asphalt Company, a transportation contractor. The lawsuit challenges unconstitutional mandates that force contractors to meet rigid race and sex-based hiring quotas as well as force them to unionize their workforce.  

Conservative “Citizens-Only” Group Sues to Protect Freedom of Speech in Wisconsin Elections

On behalf of Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV), the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit seeking an emergency order blocking Wisconsin's new law restricting who can circulate nomination papers. The law was recently signed by Governor Tony Evers.

Court Grants WILL Motion to Dismiss, Dismisses 2nd Redistricting Case

A three-judge panel today granted WILL’s motion to dismiss, ending a lawsuit brought against Wisconsin’s current congressional maps. 
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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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9VUo7iibcQ

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9VUo7iibcQ

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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