Email from Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty

A New Day for America

Trump Hits the Ground Running Dismantling DEI, WILL Provides Critical Insight to DOGE, and more

Earlier this week, President Trump signed new executive orders ending long-standing, unconstitutional programs and policies of the federal government.

WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, remarked, “Make no mistake, President Trump’s inauguration marks a seismic shift in the American political and legal landscape. Through a series of executive orders, Trump has begun to dismantle ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ programs, ending decades of taxpayer-funded racism in America."

Trump’s executive orders answered our call to action from last week proposing that he remove all DEI programs within the federal government as well as resolve the pending lawsuits against the former Biden Administration (three of which involve WILL).

WILL's Work Once Again Gets National Recognition

WILL's work was highlighted nationally in the Washington Post and the Associated Press over the past week.

After using Dan Lennington's quote above the AP recognized our efforts in this area: ... "the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, which has pursued several lawsuits against federal programs. The institute recently released an influential report listing dozens of programs the Trump administration should consider dismantling ..."

Track Trump's Progress Eliminating DEI

WILL launched a new webpage with daily updates to highlight the Trump Administration's progress on this massive eradication of DEI.

Visit will-law.org/roadmaptoequality

WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, remarked, “Unfortunately, these ubiquitous DEI programs and practices are rooted deep in Washington and around the country. After four years of success dismantling DEI, the real work has just begun. While we applaud the recent executive actions, we will also continue to work with President Trump and his administration to ensure that all Americans enjoy equal rights under the law.”

Act 10 Fight Continues!

Last week, WILL filed a new motion to intervene in the ongoing Act 10 appeal, and we are currently appealing a separate judge’s decision that denied our previous motion to intervene. We will keep you posted as these cases progress!

WILL's Policy Team Leads Educational Freedom and Accountability Fight in Wisconsin

Setting the Record Straight on School Choice: An estimated 14% of students in Wisconsin school choice programs have a special needs disability, according to a new analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and School Choice Wisconsin (SCW).

WILL Backs New Legislation: WILL endorsed LRB-0976, introdced by Senator John Jagler (R-Watertown) and Representative Bob Wittke (R-Caledonia) to reverse the years-long process of lowering academic and performance standards by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). WILL believes these changes have been made to hide declining academic performance of Wisconsin schools since 2020.

New: Evers Has It Wrong On Ballot Initiatives

Gov. Tony Evers recently proposed allowing citizen-led ballot initiatives in Wisconsin.

His plan would create a signature-gathering process to place the passage or repeal of laws and constitutional amendments before voters. A simple majority could radically change Wisconsin’s government.

In our newest opinion piece, "California shows why citizen-led ballot initiatives can do more harm than good," WILL Associate Counsel, Skylar Croy, and Research Director, Will Flanders, show why this just a bad idea!