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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.  

WILL Warns WI Supreme Court Not to Legitimize Arbitrary Executive Power

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed an amicus brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association. Governor Evers attempted to alter a bill that authorized increases to property tax levy limit for school districts.

Village of Sister Bay Tries to tell Vacationers where to Sleep on Vacation, Threatens Excessive Fines for Property Owners

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit against the village of Sister Bay for an irrational rule that limits the number of bedrooms vacationers can use in a rental home and restricts where they can sleep.

Federal Officials Open Investigation into Cleveland Clinic for Discriminatory Healthcare Programs

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has been notified that the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services will initiate a federal investigation into Cleveland Clinic concerning racially discriminatory patient care.

WILL Exposes Significant Loophole in Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Ahead of 2024 Election

WILL has released a new report detailing the extent which more than one hundred forty thousand Wisconsin voters can vote in the 2024 Presidential Election without an ID. Voters can self-identify as “Indefinitely Confined,” allowing them to continually receive an absentee ballot without ever showing an ID.

WILL Files Amicus Brief in Federal Court to Protect Girls at School

WILL has filed an Amicus Brief that challenges the new Title IX rule by the Biden-Harris Administration. We filed the brief on behalf of a high school girl who suffered an egregious privacy violation while in the girls’ locker room at her high school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Held Accountable for Abdication

A Waukesha County Circuit Court has sided with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC).

WILL Hires New Senior Visiting Fellow to Advance Educational Policy Efforts

WILL has announced its newest addition to the educational policy team. Daniel Buck is a senior visiting fellow at WILL where he will write and advise on projects related to K-12 education policy.
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WTMJ4 | Court Upholds Milwaukee Residency Requirements

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Isthmus | Supremes: Destroy Records of John Doe Probe

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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

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