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WILL Identifies Over Sixty Discriminatory Federal Programs

In a new court filing supporting fourth-generation Tennessee farmer Robert Holman, WILL identified over sixty federal DEI programs that discriminate against Americans every day. WILL has created a roadmap for the new Congress and Administration to root out harmful DEI policies in the federal government.

WILL, Leading Public Interest Law Firms Release Comprehensive Title IX Resource Guide

WILL and its partners released a crucial resource guide. Titled “Protecting Title IX: A Resource Guide for School Boards,” this guide aims to empower school boards with the legal insights needed to understand and respond to the complex Title IX requirements of the federal government.

Policy Report: Are Spring School Board Elections Pro-Democracy?

WILL's new report, Enhancing Democracy: The Benefits of Holding School Board Elections in the Fall, highlights how moving school board races to November could foster broader public involvement and more balanced representation.

WILL Encourages SCOTUS to Guarantee Religious Freedom for Choice Schools

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an Amicus Brief in the US Supreme Court to challenge provisions in the Oklahoma State Constitution that we believe derive from anti-Catholic bigotry and violate the First Amendment principles of religious liberty.

Race-Discrimination Ruling Expanded to Protect WILL Clients Nationwide

WILL secured a significant victory: a court order clarifying and significantly expanding the scope of a preliminary injunction halting the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The ruling now applies nationwide to any state in which WILL’s clients do business.

Wauwatosa School District to Close STEM Programs and High-Performing Charter School for Being Too White

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is threatening legal action against the Wauwatosa School District and its Superintendent after they announced plans to shut down the Wauwatosa STEM School, currently ranked the third-best elementary school in Wisconsin by U.S News and World Report.

Policy Report: WILL Highlights Solutions to Social Capital Decline

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released a new report suggesting policy actions that can be taken by the federal, state, and local governments to support social capital. From Isolation to Connection is the third and final report examining the impact social capital has on Wisconsin communities.

More Property Taxes to Come? WILL Informs Wisconsin Property Taxpayers About Upcoming Referenda

WILL is providing a useful tool to inform voters about how the upcoming school referenda questions on the November ballot can affect their bottom line. WILL’s calculator was developed with data from local school districts via information available online and open records requests. Gathering that data also showcased some of the shortfalls in accountability and transparency that exist at the local level related to ballot referenda.

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National Review | Withdraw the Obama Administration’s ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter on School Discipline

Roger Clegg and Hans A. Von Spakovsky take a look at our letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos which urges her to scrap Obama-era suspension policy ...

RealClearPolitics | Esenberg: Why the Supreme Court Punted in Redistricting Case

Rick Esenberg writing at RealClearPolitics on why the U.S. Supreme Court punted on Wisconsin's redistricting case, Gill v. Whitford: In the eagerly ...

UrbanMilwaukee | Sobic, Peterson: MPS Could Cut Budget By Selling Buildings

WILL Associate Counsel Libby Sobic and WILL Writer and Reseach Associate Cori Peterson write in UrbanMilwaukee on how selling vacant buildings could ...

WI vs. MN Study is Deeply Flawed, Doesn’t Warrant Media Coverage

A new “study” from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) purports to show that Minnesota has had better economic outcomes under liberal ...

The Weekly Standard | Esenberg, Szafir: How Opponents of School Choice in Wisconsin Weaponized the Justice Department

WILL's President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, and Executive Vice President, CJ Szafir, write in The Weekly Standard, on how the ACLU and other ...

RightWisconsin | Sobic, Flanders: MPS Budget Crisis and Half-Empty Buildings

WILL Associate Counsel Libby Sobic and WILL Research Director Will Flanders write at RightWisconsin that MPS' so-called budget woes could be alleviated if ...

Wisconsin State Journal | Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether Tony Evers can have own attorney

The Wisconsin State Journal covers today's hearing at the Wisconsin Supreme Court in our case, Koschkee v. Evers. The lawsuit is latest move in a ...

Vicki McKenna Show on WIBA | Flanders discusses Cato study challenging how we look at public education

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