Judge Sides With WILL To Keep Milwaukee Food Trucks Open

Last week, on behalf of Milwaukee food truck owner, Abdallah Ismailm, WILL filed a lawsuit seeking to block a newly approved city of Milwaukee food truck curfew which bans food trucks after 10:00 PM in the downtown area.

Just one day after our challenge, a Milwaukee County judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the city’s 10:00 PM curfew until at least June 10.

The stated rationale for this ordinance is equally as absurd as expecting patrons to eat their post-bar meal before 10:00 PM: that the food trucks are to blame for downtown Milwaukee’s violent crime problem. But using food trucks as a scapegoat for Milwaukee’s crime problem is a thinly veiled pretext for economic protectionism. The ordinance author and one of its main public sponsors both revealed their true intention, which is the protection of brick-and-mortar restaurants from competition.

WILL Associate Counsel, Kirsten Atanasoff, stated, “We are pleased the court granted emergency relief to protect Milwaukee’s small business owners from this unlawful ordinance. Food truck operators like Abdallah Ismail work hard to serve their communities and earn an honest living, and the City of Milwaukee cannot unfairly target them while allowing brick-and-mortar establishments to remain open. We look forward to making that case at the June 10th hearing.”

WILL Sues Evers Administration Over Ban on Christian Talk Therapy

Today, WILL filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Wisconsin-licensed counselors, challenging a Wisconsin rule banning consensual, client-driven counseling and talk therapy shared from a Christian perspective. The challenge comes after a recent 8-1 U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down Colorado’s identical law as unconstitutional and the “most blatant” kind of First Amendment violation.

The Wisconsin rule, pushed through by Governor Evers, prohibits counselors from providing counseling in accordance with a Judeo-Christian sexual ethic, even if the clients share that viewpoint and specifically seek them out for counseling to align with that viewpoint.

The regulation applies to all professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers licensed by the Board.

WILL Deputy Counsel, Rebecca Furdek, stated, “Wisconsin’s rule is materially indistinguishable from Colorado’s statute held to be viewpoint discrimination by SCOTUS. When we notified the Evers administration of this fact, we were met with a blatant refusal to follow the Supreme Court holding, along with inflammatory, baseless rhetoric accusing WILL of ‘bullying’ children and Wisconsinites. However, Wisconsin counselors have every right to provide Christ-centered talk therapy to the clients who seek them out for that type of counseling.”

Redistricting Wars Continue... Hear the Latest on "If You Can Keep It" Podcast

In Episode 9 of the "If You Can Keep It" Podcast, we break down the high-stakes world of redrawing new congressional maps and the future of American elections. We discuss the fallout from the latest SCOTUS ruling on the Voting Rights Act and how both red and blue states are moving quickly to maximize their political power.

Former state representative and election data expert, Joe Handrick, is back with WILL President Rick Esenberg to make sense of the latest headlines. They dig into the short-term politics, potential long-term consequences, and how these new boundaries will shift the balance of power in Washington for years to come.

The “If You Can Keep It” podcast can be listened to on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Substack, and Rumble.

WILL Warns WIAA To Scrap Illegal Race And Sex Quotas For Leadership

WILL warned the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to scrap its illegal race and sex-based quotas.

The WIAA, which governs sports for nearly 90,000 Wisconsin students, denies individuals the ability to seek certain WIAA leadership and board positions based solely on their race or sex. The discriminatory quotas are required for WIAA's Board of Control, Advisory Council, Middle Level Council, and the Officials Advisory Committee.

WILL sent a formal warning letter to the association to end these discriminatory practices immediately.

WILL Deputy Counsel, Rebecca Furdek, stated,“No organization, public or private, has the right to discriminate in the name of diversity. The WIAA is using race and sex as a litmus test for its leadership positions, which is illegal. We are warning the WIAA to end this practice now.”

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