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WILL Helps to Defend Elkhorn School District’s Policy that protects the Safety and Privacy of its Female Students

WILL has filed a conditional motion to intervene and to participate as an amicus party in a lawsuit recently filed against the Elkhorn School District for designating separate bathrooms based on biological gender.

WILL Condemns DPI’s Ridiculous Attempt to Disguise Lackluster Student Achievement

WILL strongly condemns the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for changing the terminology regarding student performance as well as once again considering changing the cut points for proficiency on the state’s Forward Exam.

WILL Challenges Unconstitutional DNR Rule

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has challenged the Department of Natural Resources on an administrative rule that violates the Second Amendment.

WILL, IRG Motion for Summary Judgment in SOS Public Records Case

The Institute for Reforming Government, represented by attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, filed for summary judgment in a public records lawsuit against Wisconsin Secretary of State, Sarah Godlewski.

Hope for MPS? How the law already provides a path forward…

MPS is in crisis. With many calling for recalling the MPS board members, highlighting past reform attempts, some that are still in state law, may provide an avenue of hope for families in the district desperate for reform. WILL breaks it down!

WILL and America First Legal (AFL) Seek SCOTUS Review in Consequential Parental Rights Case

WILL and America First Legal (AFL) filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Grants WILL Request to Hear Free Speech Case & Postpones Scheduled Jury Trial

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has granted WILL’s motion for permissive appeal, putting on hold a costly, pointless, and incoherent jury trial. WILL’s client, Scarlett Johnson, is a Wisconsin Moms for Liberty activist who is being sued for defamation for criticizing her school district on social media for employing a "social justice coordinator."

How the MPS Board is Misleading Parents & Taxpayers on Carmen Eviction

Taxpayers and Parents are left without options if Carmen Charter is evicted Recently, a Milwaukee School Board Committee held a hearing on the issue of ...

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Racine Journal Times | Sloppy lawmaking threatens tailgating in state

The Racine Journal Times editorial page writes: So how did this silly piece of legislation come to be? The original law change was simple enough: It ...

New York Daily News | Flanders, Goodnow: The negative effects of Obama’s ‘positive’ school discipline policies

Writing in the New York Daily News, WILL Research Director Will Flanders and Research Fellow, Natalie Goodnow, note our review of Obama-era school ...

Racine Journal Times | Public records don’t belong to bureaucrats

Bemoaning policymaker efforts to keep records from public scrutiny, The Racine Journal Times writes: Sigh. Is it really that hard for state legislators ...

Wall Street Journal | No Racial Quotas in Special Education

The Wall Street Journal references our report, Collateral Damage, as they look at racial quotas in Special Education: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ...

Education Next | Flanders, Wolf: A Story, Not a Study

WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders, and the University of Arkansas Education Professor, Patrick Wolf, write in Education Next: A recent Wall Street ...

Jackson Clarion Ledger | Flanders, DeAngelis: School choice for all would jump start Mississippi economy

WILL Research Director Dr. Will Flanders and CATO Institute's Corey DeAngelis write in the Jackson Clarion Ledger: This is an exciting time for the ...

WILL Press Release | ICYMI: WILL and Americans for Tax Reform in Wall Street Journal Calling for Repeal of Wisconsin’s outdated Unfair Sales Act

Piece reviews how current 9.18% mandatory markup law harms Wisconsin consumers, makes scofflaws of retailers like Krist Oil who want to offer competitive ...

Wall Street Journal | Szafir, Gleason: These Prices Are a Steal—and in Some States, That’s Illegal

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, WILL Executive Vice President CJ Szafir and Americans for Tax Reform call for the repeal of Wisconsin's minimum markup ...

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