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WILL Adds New Deputy Counsel, Expands Litigation Capacity

WILL is proud to announce the addition of Rebecca Furdek as Deputy Counsel. Her hire reflects WILL’s continued growth and commitment to litigating high-stakes cases promoting free speech, economic liberty, and equal rights.

WI Regulation Violates New SCOTUS Precedent Regarding Talk Therapy

Wisconsin Family Action, and WILL’s client Joy Buchman are warning Governor Tony Evers and his Administration to immediately cease any enforcement of Wis. Admin. Code. § MPSW 20.02(25), a rule banning consensual, client-driven talk therapy from a perspective the government disfavors. The rule constitutes viewpoint discrimination, similar to the Colorado law recently struck down in Chiles v. Salazar.

WILL Represents Coalition of Parents, Taxpayers, and Schools to Protect Choice Program and Taxpayers

WILL represents a group of Wisconsin taxpayers, parents, and choice schools in a motion to intervene in Wisconsin PTA v. Wisconsin State Assembly. The complaint in that case seeks to have the judiciary determine the level and distribution of funding for education in this State rather than leave those decisions to the Legislature and seeks to reduce or eliminate Wisconsin’s School Choice Programs.

Wisconsin Parents & High School Girls Sue New Richmond School District

New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools has filed a federal lawsuit against the New Richmond School District, alleging that its bathroom policy violates the rights of high school girls under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. WILL represents the Association—which includes both parents and female students—seeking an end to the district’s policy and a declaration that the girls’ civil rights were violated by the district’s actions.

Wisconsin Parents Underestimate or Don’t Fully Know School Funding Levels, New Survey Shows

WILL, in partnership with 50CAN, a national nonpartisan education reform nonprofit, has released a new survey of Wisconsin parents. The findings reveal continued gaps in parental awareness of school spending, some improvement in knowledge of educational options, but a surprising gap in “workforce confidence.”

WILL Reacts to the Bothfield Redistricting Case Dismissal

WILL praised a decision by a circuit court to dismiss a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s current congressional Maps. WILL filed motions to intervene in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps. Seeking again to defend those maps on behalf of a group of Wisconsin voters.

Evers Vetoes Bipartisan, Pro-Educator Legislation to Encourage Safe Classrooms

WILL issued a statement in response to Governor Evers veto of AB 614 / SB 611, known as the Teacher Bill of Rights. The bill would have strengthened teachers’ authority to manage their classrooms, required parental notification when serious classroom incidents occur, and established clearer accountability so teachers can focus on teaching.

Evers Vetoes New Education Opportunities for Wisconsin Families

WILL issued a statement in response to Governor Evers veto of Assembly Bill 602, legislation that would have had the effect of opting Wisconsin into a new federal tax credit scholarship program for K-12 students.

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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 ...