Wisconsin PTA v. Wisconsin State Assembly

Case Overview

Case Name: Wisconsin PTA v. Wisconsin State Assembly
Type of Case: Limited Government Project
Court: Eau Claire County Circuit Court
Case Number:
Filed On: 04/14/2026
Current Status: WILL's motion to intervene was accepted in part on June 17th

Meet The Client

The parents and taxpayers we represent believe that they will be harmed if the Plaintiffs’ demands are met because it would fundamentally alter our education system in ways that are harmful and likely result in an increase to state and local taxes without increasing educational performance. They also believe parents should have the freedom to choose where their children are educated, and that expanding those choices has increased access to a quality education for students across the state.
Lawyers

Cory Brewer

Deputy Counsel
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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.

We will argue that the Wisconsin Constitution grants the Legislature the authority to determine education policy and to effectuate school funding and charges the Superintendent of Public Instruction with the task of supervising public instruction, not the judicial branch. Moreover, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s Choice Programs 30 years ago.

Press Release

  • WILL Represents Coalition of Parents, Taxpayers, and Schools to Protect Choice Program and Taxpayers (4/14/2026)
    By: Pat Garrett
    - 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.
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