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New WILL Lawsuit Targets the Beating Heart of Federal DEI Programs

WILL and the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) filed a major lawsuit against the Trump Administration today, targeting the foundation for many of the remaining federal DEI programs: the preference for so-called “socially disadvantaged individuals.”

WILL Defends Rights of Christian Parent in Charter School Curriculum Controversy

On behalf of a Wisconsin parent, WILL has notified Lighthouse Learning Academy that it is prepared to take legal action over the school's refusal to provide certain curriculum materials, even though most of the items requested were non-religious, simply because some were created by a Christian publisher or contained a few religious references.

Analysis: Wisconsin’s School Report Cards Show Persistent Gaps and Inflated Ratings

WILL reacts to new report cards released by DPI for the 2024-25 school year. Once again, the agency has quietly changed the standards that determine how schools are rated—making it easier to appear successful without actually improving student performance.

New Report Calls for More Freedom and Consumer Choice in Energy Policy to Lower Costs

A new report from WILL, titled “Energy Choice for Wisconsin: A Free-Market Case for Community Solar,” outlines how privately financed community solar projects can expand consumer choice, strengthen the electric grid, preserve farmland, and inject market competition into Wisconsin’s monopoly utility system.

Moms For Liberty Activist Scarlett Johnson Wins Her Appeal

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of WILL’s client, Scarlett Johnson, a Wisconsin Moms for Liberty activist sued for defamation for criticizing her school district. The Court agreed with WILL’s argument that Scarlett’s posts were statements of opinion that are not provably false and therefore cannot be defamatory.

WILL Identifies Growing Number of Voter Roll Errors in Wisconsin

In a new letter to the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), WILL identifies additional, serious concerns regarding the Wisconsin Election Commission’s (WEC) maintenance of Wisconsin’s statewide voter registration list.

WILL Warns Gov. Pritzker Not to Jeopardize Billions in Federal Highway Funding

WILL, a conservative law firm with a proven track record of winning discrimination-in-contracting cases, is threatening legal action against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s Department of Transportation (ILDOT).

WILL Warns States About New Risks Federal Highway Funding if Woke Policies Remain

WILL, a conservative law firm with a proven track record of winning discrimination-in-contracting cases, is threatening legal action against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s Department of Transportation (ILDOT) as well as several other states who are refusing to comply with a recent Trump Administration directive to suspend all race- and gender quotas in the federally funded “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” (DBE) program.  
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The Heartland Institute | RESEARCH & COMMENTARY: WISCONSIN SCHOOL CHOICE STUDENTS ARE OUTPERFORMING THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL PEERS

The Heartland Institute takes a look at Dr. Will Flanders annual review of school performance rankings and notes that, The results of these school choice ...

The Cap Times | Wisconsin Supreme Court justices full of questions at hearing on professor’s suit against Marquette

The Cap Times recaps the probing questions from the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices during oral arguments in McAdams v. Marquette. Suspended Marquette ...

WUWM | Suspended Marquette Professor Takes Academic Freedom Case to State Supreme Court

WUWM covers the oral arguments in Professor McAdams' case against Marquette University: The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering a case involving ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | In McAdams vs. Marquette hearing, justices focus on speech rights for professors

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continues their coverage of the McAdams v. Marquette saga. Suspended Marquette University political science professor John ...

The Federalist | Esenberg: Marquette Case Will Say Whether Colleges Can Break Contract To Silence Professors

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, writes at The Federalist: Intolerance towards conservative speakers on college campuses often follows ...

Washington Examiner | Flanders, O’Connor: School choice works, but it could work better

WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders and WILL Writer and Research Associate Cori O'Connor write in the Washington Examiner: School reformers agree ...

Wall Street Journal | Wisconsin Supreme Court to Hear Marquette Professor’s Free-Speech Case

Lawsuit asks to decide if blog post was protected academic debate or internet trolling From the article: Courts have ruled that professors at public ...

The Weekly Standard | Esenberg: Why Is the State of Wisconsin Trying to Prevent a Man Who Owns a Cemetery from Opening a Funeral Home?

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg writing in the Weekly Standard on our lawsuit challenging Wisconsin law that prohibits cemetery owners ...
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