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WILL Represents Wisconsin Voters in Ballot Access Legal Fight

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an amicus brief on behalf of Green Party voter and a Libertarian in a case brought by a staffer of the Democratic National Committee to remove the Green Party candidate, Jill Stein, from the presidential ballot in Wisconsin.

WILL Criticizes “Undemocratic” Effort to Deny Green Party Ballot Access in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is strongly condemning the Democrat National Committee attempt to remove the Green Party candidate, Jill Stein, from the Presidential Ballot in Wisconsin.

WILL Wins Multiple Awards from the Nationally Recognized State Policy Network

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is honored to announce that we have won two awards at the 2024 Annual State Policy Network Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Federal Judge Allows Case Against the State Bar to Proceed

A federal judge has allowed a case against the Wisconsin State Bar to proceed, following a lawsuit from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. WILL asserts that mandatory membership in the Bar is unconstitutional.

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.
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WILL’s Doe Amicus Brief

WILL's Doe Amicus Brief

Court of Appeals Protects Property Rights of Homeowners

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