Libby Sobic and Will Flanders
As education reform gains momentum across the nation, particularly in Wisconsin, opponents of reform appear to be getting more and more desperate. In a number of different contexts recently, Wisconsin Democrats made misleading statements and told half-truths in ...
Court will adopt maps without considering partisanship, will seek “least changes”
The News: The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an opinion in Johnson v. WEC, a Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) redistricting case, that adopts criteria for the redistricting process. The decision ...
New study examines Wisconsin’s emergency powers laws, provides recommendations for reform
The News: A new study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) makes the case that Wisconsin’s antiquated emergency powers statutes are in urgent need of reform. The report, ...
Critical questions remain before the court on emergency powers
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a motion for summary judgment in Lindoo v. Evers, a lawsuit filed in Polk County Circuit Court challenging Governor Tony Evers’s legal authority to issue multiple ...
Lawsuit filed in Polk County challenges Governor Evers’s power grab
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of three Wisconsin residents and taxpayers, filed a lawsuit in Polk County Circuit Court against Governor Tony Evers for violating state law by ...
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg reacted to a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to enjoin an executive order issued by Governor Tony Evers to ban in-person voting and delay the April 7, 2020 election to June:
"The Court correctly decided that the current public health emergency ...