News and Updates

WILL Sues State Board for Race Discrimination

WILL filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the Higher Educational Aids Board, a state agency responsible for administering the Minority Undergraduate Retention Program, for violating the Wisconsin Constitution by discriminating based on race and national origin.

Read more here.

Check out coverage of the case in The Federalist.

WILL President Rick Esenberg on Fox & Friends

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, joined Fox & Friends last week to discuss recent court action that limited the unilateral power of Governor Evers to issue decrees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rick made the case that it is critical to maintain limits on government and keep our fidelity to the rule of law during a crisis.

Watch Rick here.

ANALYSIS: Why The Equality Act is a Threat to Religious Liberty

WILL Deputy Counsel, Anthony LoCoco, provides a new analysis on the Equality Act, currently under consideration in Congress. Anthony writes, "It is not an overstatement to say that the bill represents probably the greatest threat to religious liberty in the United States of the last thirty years or more, and that its passage would represent an utter betrayal of the fundamental values upon which the country was founded."

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WILL Joins Coalition Urging Lawmakers to Use Federal Stimulus To Support Course Access for Struggling Students

WILL partnered with 9 other organizations to urge lawmakers, “to the greatest extent possible, utilize the American Rescue Plan’s $1.5 billion in new K-12 funding to support course access for struggling students."

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RIP John McAdams

Marquette University Professor, John McAdams, passed away last week. John was a client, friend, and ally of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. We are sad about his passing, and remain thankful for his life, his friendship, and the many important fights that John bravely joined.

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WEBINAR: Election Integrity: Safeguarding Our Democracy

Join NRI’s Andy McCarthy and WILL President Rick Esenberg for a discussion regarding ballot security in the aftermath of the 2020 election and why election integrity matters.

Work at WILL: Senior Research Analyst

WILL is hiring a Senior Research Analyst to join our growing policy team and further expand our research and policy agenda. The Senior Research Analyst will work directly with the Policy Director, Director of Education Policy, and Research Director to develop timely and strategic research that will further WILL’s mission and policy agenda.

Apply here.

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