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WILL Warns Mequon-Thiensville School District That Conditions on Religious Exemption Are Unlawful

District will only grant religious exemptions to its new mask rule with endorsement of religious leader The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...

WILL Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Strike Down Dane County Universal Mask Order

Wisconsin Supreme Court recently made clear that public health officers do not have unlimited authority The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & ...

Watch WILL-AEI Education Reform Summit

Stream live discussions with policy experts, school leaders, and Congressman Mike Gallagher The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty ...

City of Mequon Will Not Enforce Sign Ordinance Against Recall Organizers, Commits to Review

WILL issued a letter to the City of Mequon after recall organizers raised concerns when Mequon police officers demanded that recall petitioners stop displaying a sign advertising their efforts on public property.

WILL Sues City of Madison Over Bird-Safe Glass Ordinance That Undermines Wisconsin’s Uniform Building Code

WILL filed a Notice of Claim in March warning City that ordinance violates state law The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed ...

Wisconsin Can Fund Students, Not Systems

New WILL study reveals pathway to student-centered funding system The News: For too long, the value of Wisconsin students have been determined by a ...

WILL Demands Elmbrook Schools Remove Sexually Explicit Books Accessible to Children

Materials, which have been available to children as young as 3rd grade, violate state law The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) ...

WILL Sues MPS for Unconstitutional Union Leave Policy

MPS pays school employees to engage in union-related activities The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit in ...

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Racine Journal Times | Walker appoints Bradley to state Supreme Court

"Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said Bradley worked in Milwaukee’s children’s court dealing with ...

Wisconsin State Journal | GOP Proposal rewrites state’s campaign finance laws

"Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, lauded the contribution limit increase because it empowers ...

Wisconsin State Journal | Madison School Board approves employee handbook to replace union contracts next year

"While the board was free to take this approach, it didn’t necessarily serve taxpayers well, said conservative lawyer Rick Esenberg."

La Crosse Tribune | Scott Walker got an earful from voters, including Republicans

La Crosse Tribune | Scott Walker got an earful from voters, including Republicans More on WILL's efforts to ensure transparency in government.

Education Week | State Law Forces Milwaukee to Put Vacant Schools Up for Sale

Education Week | State Law Forces Milwaukee to Put Vacant Schools Up for Sale An issue where WILL lead the way to reform: "The Milwaukee school system ...

WILL Communications Director | Act 10 Was Worth the Price

Act 10 Was Worth the Price Cameron Sholty, WILL's Communications Director, explains why Act 10 was worth the price in a piece that appeared on ...

Cato at Liberty | The School Choice Myth That Won’t Die

The School Choice Myth That Won't Die The myth that there’s no evidence that school choice works has more lives than Dracula. Worse, it’s often repeated ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | MPS submits inventory of empty buildings for possible sale

MPS submits inventory of empty buildings for possible sale Because of a new Republican-led state law forcing Milwaukee Public Schools to sell its empty ...

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