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WILL Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Girls Sports

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case, West Virginia v. B.P.J. On behalf of the Empowered Community Coalition parent association, WILL has asked the Court to take the case and clarify that state laws separating sports by sex are permissible under federal law and consistent with the original intent of Title IX.

WILL Continues Legal Fight on Behalf of More Property Owners in Door County

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has warned the Village of Sister Bay that its limit on the number of bedrooms vacationers can use in a rental home and rules on where they can sleep are arbitrary, irrational, and unlawful.

WILL Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Cleveland Clinic’s Racially Discriminatory Patient Programming

WILL has filed a federal civil rights complaint under Title VI and the Affordable Care Act against the Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic on behalf of Do No Harm, a nationwide membership organization that opposes racially discriminatory programs and policies in healthcare and seeks to keep identity politics out of medicine.

WILL Defends First Amendment Rights of Wisconsin Driver in New Lawsuit

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is challenging a state law that unlawfully restricts Wisconsin drivers’ First Amendment rights. The state uses subjective and arbitrary decisions to decide what drivers can print on their personalized license plates.

After Warning from WILL, Wisconsin Election Clerk Backs Away from Illegal Electioneering

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has successfully persuaded the City of Neenah Clerk to end illegal electioneering practices related to August’s Constitutional Amendment questions.

WILL Challenges Illegal Electioneering by City of Neenah, WI Clerk

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sent a cease-and-desist letter to the City of Neenah Clerk for illegal electioneering on behalf of the Constitutional Amendment Questions on the August 13th Ballot.

Local Government Entity Wrongfully Seizes Property from Family-Owned Business

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) demands that Illinois's Winnebago County State’s Attorney Office return a truck that was wrongfully seized following an accident. In January 2024, First Supplyfell victim to a reckless driver. Subsequently, the truck was seized as evidence against the driver, even thoughno warrant authorized this seizure.

WILL, UMLC, Urge Rochester School District to Avoid Implementing Policy that Violates Parental Rights

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, partnering with Upper Midwest Law Center, have warned the Rochester School District that their new gender identity policy is unconstitutional and will sue the District if it ever applies the policy to transition a child without parental consent.
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Wisconsin Watchdog | Milwaukee finds new way to delay selling empty school buildings

From Wisconsin Watchdog: “That reading of the statute doesn’t make any sense,” said C.J. Szafir, associate counsel and education policy director at the ...

AM 620 WTMJ | Education Policy Director CJ Szafir on Week in Review

CJ discusses politics this week with Charlie Sykes and Collin Roth. Of note, school choice enrollment is up 100% this year!

RightWisconsin | Protecting Religious Freedom No Easy Task

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg writing at RightWisconsin today: In one of the most ringing passages in our constitutional ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Lawmaker’s anti-ALEC bill is anti-constitution

From Wisconsin Watchdog: “I have a problem with the notion that people who put out public pronouncements about legislation should be subject to ...

Wisconsin State Journal | Live chat replay – Debating changes to Wisconsin election laws

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, joined Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and Mark Pitsch and Phil Brinkman both with ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Newly released John Doe docs reveal much more about rogue GAB

"“He said that he has been getting beat up by these attorneys and felt really beat up by Esenberg,” Falk wrote, apparently a reference to Rick Esenberg of ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Amid MPS takeover debate, Chris Abele floats early-childhood proposal

"The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, which has been critical of the district's handling of its vacant buildings, criticized ...

LaCrosse Tribune | Critics say campaign finance overhaul empowers outside groups, legislative leaders

"Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty, said it’s typically easy to guess which groups or individuals ...
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