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Wisconsin Senate Passes WILL-Backed “Red Tape Reset”

The WILL-backed “Red Tape Reset” is one step closer to becoming law after the Wisconsin State Senate voted in favor of the legislative package.

WILL Releases New Model Policy Protecting Girls Privacy at School

WILL has released a new model school board policy outlining how and why sex-separated bathrooms are legal and critical to protecting girls at school. This policy release follows a national debate over sex-separated bathrooms and a controversy in the New Richmond, WI, school district over a policy allowing biological boys to use the girls’ bathrooms over the protest and concerns of parents and students alike.

WILL-Backed Equality Amendment On November 2026 Ballot

The “Equality Amendment,” otherwise known as Assembly Joint Resolution 102 (AJR 102) will be on the November 2026 ballot after the Wisconsin State Senate voted in favor today. The Wisconsin State Assembly passed the amendment last week.

Wisconsin Senate Passes WILL-Backed Amendment to End Tax-Veto Loopholes

WILL issued a statement applauding the Wisconsin State Senate for passing Senate Joint Resolution 116 (SJR 116). This proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution curbs executive overreach by prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase taxes or fees.

Trump Administration Re-Opens Investigation into Cleveland Clinic’s Racially Discriminatory Patient Programming

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) has re-opened a civil rights investigation into the Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic after a complaint was filed by Do No Harm (DNH) and its legal counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL).

Wisconsin School District Sends Police and Threatens Mother of Disabled Student Following Social Media Post

WILL is defending a Wisconsin mother after the School District of Pittsville, Wisconsin sent the police to her home and threatened her with a potential defamation lawsuit based on her social media post.

Wisconsin Assembly Advances WILL-Backed Equality Amendment

WILL issued a statement in support of the Wisconsin State Assembly for passing the “Equality Amendment,” otherwise known as Assembly Joint Resolution 102 (AJR 102). This is a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution that prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to individuals or groups based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, and public administration.

WILL Uncovers More Race Discrimination Against UW Madison Students

WILL filed a new Title VI complaint following our continued investigation into race-based practices at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This second complaint was filed on behalf of our client Young America’s Foundation (YAF), representing thousands of students across the country, including conservative students on the UW-Madison campus.

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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