WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg said, “We are pleased the Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear this critical case. Recent months have made clear that state agencies, like the Wisconsin Elections Commission, must be held accountable when they ignore state law.”

Read more here.

Director of Education Policy Libby Sobic raises an important dispute brewing in Wisconsin over DPI's decision on how to spend CARES Act relief funds. The federal Education Department has issued guidance that the funds should be available to all schools. DPI appears to disagree.

Read Libby's piece here.

LISTEN: Rick Esenberg Explains President Trump's Invocation of the Insurrection Act

WILL President Rick Esenberg joined WTMJ's Steve Scaffidi to explain President Trump's invocation of the Insurrection Act in response to protests in America's cities.

Listen to the interview here.

A new WILL study, by Research Director Will Flanders and Policy Associate Jessica Holmberg, finds clear evidence the federal law known as the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) artificially raises the cost to taxpayers by as much as 50% in some professions, and Wisconsin construction companies indicate a repeal would spur more project bids.

Read more about the study here.

WILL is partnered with the National Review Institute to host a Zoom webinar on May 19 with NRI Senior Fellow Andrew McCarthy and WILL President Rick Esenberg. McCarthy and Esenberg discuss the legal questions surrounding lockdowns and reopen plans.

Watch the webinar here.

WILL Senior Counsel Don Daugherty writes in The Hill on the most recent attack on the Federalist Society by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Read Don's piece here.

Research Director Will Flanders wrote in The Cap Times on the results of WILL's parent survey and the policy reforms that can help ease the burden on parents struggling to educate their children during COVID-19.

Read Will's piece here.

CJ Szafir, WILL's Executive Vice President, took a new opportunity with the Institute for Reforming Government. We are thankful for his service to WILL and wish him well!