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WILL Wins Preliminary Injunction in Defense of 1st Amendment

Lawsuit is a part of WILL’s Preserving Democracy Project The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has won a preliminary injunction ...

From the Desk of Rick Esenberg: A message on Tuesday night’s election results

Elections ebb and flow, but there are no permanent victories or defeats in politics. No matter who wins or loses, the Constitution must remain our ...

Beyond the Budget: The Surge of Non-Agency Pork in Wisconsin

WI Taxpayers potentially on the hook for record amount of pork projects, WILL believes the JFC should intervene The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law ...

WILL Takes on Biden’s Racial Equity Agenda: New Motion Seeks to Halt New Federal Agency

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed for a preliminary injunction to halt the Biden Administration’s new “Minority ...

First Amendment Rights Trampled by Wisconsin School Board

No one should be “shut down” for speaking their mind at a school board meeting; WILL advises all school boards to protect the freedom of speech The News: ...

WILL Formally Launches New Project to Preserve America’s Democracy for the Next Generation

The Preserving Democracy Project will protect the framework of America’s system of government, established by our nation’s founding fathers in the ...

Wisconsin: A Broken Home for Home-based Businesses

Policy report shows local government strangling home-based businesses with red tape, hurting economic growth, and infringing on freedom.

WILL Responds to President Biden’s Veto on Bipartisan ESG Bill

The News: Today, President Joe Biden vetoed the bipartisan resolution from Congress that condemned, and would ultimately block, the use of environmental, ...

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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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