News and Updates WILL Lays Groundwork for Next Redistricting Fight "The move Wednesday was brought by former Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen with the help of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. It seeks to put in place new rules to try to ensure the state Supreme Court — instead of a federal court — decides any redistricting litigation." Read more here. WILL, Archbishop Listecki Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Expand Religious Liberty Protections WILL filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Jerome Listecki, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a landmark religious liberty case. WILL and Archbishop Listecki urge the Supreme Court to interpret the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to provide robust protections to religious adherents by overturning Employment Division v. Smith. Read more here. Read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's report here. WILL Submits Rules Petition to Wisconsin Elections Commission to Ban Ballot Harvesting On behalf of a group of petitioners, WILL submitted a rules petition to the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) asking the state agency to promulgate a rule that makes clear that the practice of ballot harvesting is illegal in Wisconsin. Read more here. Listen to Rick Esenberg's interview with Jay Weber here. Washington Examiner Profiles WILL Poll on Reopened Wisconsin "When it was suggested that “deaths of despair may, in the end, take more lives than the coronavirus itself,” a theme Trump has hinted at, support for stay-at-home orders dropped. But when another often-used argument about the loss of liberty and freedom was tested, there wasn’t much of a change." Read the story here. Read more about the poll here. Tweet of the Week Tweet It! Donate The work we do would not be possible without the generosity of our donors; we are a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization that receives no public funds. Our focus is primarily, if not exclusively, on Wisconsin – a state that has become one of the focal points of our ongoing debate about the proper role of the government within society and of the courts within government. As a non-profit and non-partisan organization, we litigate in the areas of property rights, the freedom to earn a living, voting rights, regulation, taxation, school choice, and religious freedom. As an educational organization, we strive to advance the debate concerning law and public policy in these and other areas. Please consider making a donation to support our mission and to continue the fight for freedom. Support WILL Today Read more at www.will-law.org Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | 330 E. Kilbourn, Suite 725, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Unsubscribe
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