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WILL Statement on Affirmative Action Case
Landmark Ruling Demands Equal Treatment: Colleges and Universities Must Immediately Dismantle Affirmative Action and Similar Discriminatory Policies
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WILL Secures Major Victory for Property Taxpayers at Wisconsin Supreme Court
Unanimous SCOWIS ruling saves taxpayers in Buchanan nearly $1 million per year, and the precedent will protect taxpayers across Wisconsin for years to ...
Breaking the Chain: Decoupling School Choice Funding in Wisconsin
School choice in Wisconsin is undergoing some exciting changes. With the passage of increased funding for the state’s voucher programs, participating schools will be on firmer financial footing going forward. In this policy brief, we explore how private schools in the choice program are currently funded, and why decoupling would be an important improvement.
WILL Statement Following Gov. Evers Signing School Choice Legislation
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement praising Governor Evers’ signing Senate Bill 330.
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Wisconsin Lutheran Wins Summary Judgment Against City of Milwaukee for Unlawful Property Tax Assessment
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Borowski granted Wisconsin Lutheran High School (WLHS) summary judgment in an oral ruling on February 2, 2023, ordering a full refund of the 2021 tax assessment plus interest. Following that ruling, the school and the City entered into a settlement agreement refunding the school’s 2022 tax payment and providing for the property’s continued exemption so long as it continues to be used for educational purposes.
WILL Files Federal Complaint Against WI School District, Demanding Action Following Troubling Locker Room Incident
WILL demands a civil-rights investigation to enforce federal rights and confront the reality of dangerous policies, like the one in Sun Prairie, ...
Analysis: What Closing The Funding Gap Means for Wisconsin’s Students
Last night a shared revenue bill passed the Wisconsin State Assembly, and is now on its way to the desk of Governor Evers. The bill included important ...
WILL Praises Bipartisan Action in Support of School Choice and Education Empowerment
Legislative Action Helps Fulfill Critical Mission for closing the funding gap between choice schools and public schools in Wisconsin
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Protecting Property Owners Against Eminent Domain Abuses
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals acted yesterday to protect property owners’ rights to receive full and just compensation when government takes their land ...
Madison Considers Forcing Food Truck Vendors to Offer Vegetarian Items
According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison is considering requiring all food cart vendors to offer “vegetarian menu items.” Madison ...
Economic Freedom in Decline
Canada’s Fraser Institute has just released its 2012 Report on Economic Freedom across the world. In the words of the Institute itself: “The United ...
The Hidden Costs of Fuel Efficiency Standards
The New York Times has an article that shows the unintended consequences and high costs of government policy that is designed to fool the voters. Many ...
Corporate Rights Are Our Rights
Kudos to Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Abele for vetoing the Milwaukee County Board's attempt to put a referendum on the ballot calling for an end to ...
Free Speech – Common Ground Between WILL and the ACLU
Eugene Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy shares this story about the ACLU of Connecticut defending the right of a high school student to wear an anti-gay ...
Free market at work. Consumers benefit. Government responds. The story in microcosm.
The Sheboygan Press recently reported on the growth of the food truck business in Sheboygan – and city government’s predictable reaction to a popular new ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Digest
State v. Dinkins – Can a homeless sex offender be criminally charged for failing to provide his address for the sex offender registry when being released ...
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