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Gaming the System: Wisconsin’s Forward Exam Scores Now Useless
Today, Wisconsin’s DPI released the 2023-24 Forward Exam scores for schools across Wisconsin. In the past, WILL has referred to these scores–and the report card built from them–as creating a “Lake Wobegone” effect where everyone is above average.
Calculator: WILL Informs Wisconsin Property Tax Payers About Upcoming Referenda
Along with casting votes for President and US Senator, Wisconsin voters across the state will have school referenda to consider. These referenda ask voters’ permission to issue debt for something specific or to exceed the annual revenue limits set by state law, in either case by increasing voters’ property taxes.
WILL Files Amicus Brief to Defend Rights of all Wisconsin Student Athletes & Their Parents
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an Amicus Brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a case against the WIAA. WILL urges that the WIAA should be considered a state actor and bound by the state and federal constitutions.
Following Legal Actions by WILL, American Bar Association Removes Two Racial Quotas
The American Bar Association removed two racial quotas from its Judicial Clerkship Program following a Title VI complaint and a judicial misconduct complaint filed by WILL earlier this year.
Analysis: What Did Federal COVID Money Accomplish? Well…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government shelled out $189.5 billion to schooldistricts across the country via Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding. Wisconsin was no exception. Across three rounds of ESSER funding, the state andschool districts received more than $2.4 billion dollars.
Federal Judge Rules Against $37 Billion Biden-Harris Affirmative Action Infrastructure Program
WILL secures major victory against the nationwide Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which sets aside construction contracts for certain minority groups
September Healthcare Highlight: Telemedicine
During the pandemic, the ability to speak with a doctor through mediums such as videoconferencing, phone calls and text messages became vital. While it was extreme circumstances making this necessary, the additional healthcare access it provides is becoming more essential.
WILL Warns that Eliminating Act 10 Will Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Annually
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a new report highlighting the significant fiscal impact that eliminating Act 10 could have on Wisconsin municipalities. WILL’s new report Back to the Past: The Fiscal Threat of Reversing Act 10 for Local Governments, estimates the fiscal impact for local and county governments to be at least $480 million annually.
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Rick Esenberg | What Was Wrong With the Doe
Rick Esenberg blogs at Shark and Shepherd: What Was Wrong With the Doe "While Democrats are decrying the state Supreme Court decision, they ought to be ...
Rick Esenberg | Where Does the John Doe Go From Here?
Not to the United States Supreme Court.
Rick Esenberg | Why the Conservative Justices Didn’t Have to Recuse Themselves in the John Doe
Rick Esenberg | Why the Conservative Justices Didn't Have to Recuse Themselves in the John Doe "So for a Justice to be "biased" in favor of Club for ...
WTMJ4 | Court Upholds Milwaukee Residency Requirements
WTMJ4 | Court Upholds Milwaukee Residency Requirements By The Associated Press. CREATED Jul 21, 2015 - UPDATED: Jul 21, 2015 MADISON -- A state appeals ...
Isthmus | Supremes: Destroy Records of John Doe Probe
Isthmus | Supremes: Destroy Records of John Doe Probe "'But Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law ...
Green Bay Press Gazette | Green Bay Sued Over Cutting Natural Plantings
Green Bay Press Gazette | Green Bay Sued Over Cutting Natural Plantings "Kamenick said the Gerhards aren’t challenging the city’s right to set standards ...
WILL’s Doe Amicus Brief
WILL's Doe Amicus Brief
Court of Appeals Protects Property Rights of Homeowners
Websites like Air-BNB and VRBO allow users to rent out their home on a short-term basis. This gives travelers an alternative to hotels – alternatives ...
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