News and Updates WILL Sues Biden Admin. For Race Discrimination in Farmer Loan Forgiveness Program WILL filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the unconstitutional race discrimination in the American Rescue Plan’s provision to offer loan forgiveness based on racial categories. WILL filed the lawsuit last week in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on behalf of five plaintiffs from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Ohio. Each plaintiff would be eligible for the federal loan forgiveness program, but for their race. Read more about the lawsuit here. TUESDAY: Wisconsin Supreme Court Oral Arguments in WILL Religious Liberty Case WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, will participate in Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments in St. Augustine v. Taylor, a lawsuit first filed by WILL in 2016. The state Supreme Court will decide how Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) determines whether two or more schools are “private schools affiliated with the same religious denomination.” In the case before the court, DPI is determining the availability of a government benefit – transportation aid – based on the state agency’s definition of “Catholic.” Read more about the lawsuit here. Tune in to Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments at 9:45 am, Tuesday, on WisconsinEye. Milwaukee's Latest Insult to High-Performing Charter Schools Research Director, Will Flanders, dives into the latest controversy in Milwaukee over charter schools. MPS and the political environment are, once again, making the wrong choices for children. Read more here. WILL WEBINAR: The Past, Present, and Future of Wisconsin Charter Schools For National Charter School Week 2021, WILL is hosting a conversation about public charter schools in Wisconsin. Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, will discuss the past, present and future of public charter schools with Vanessa Moran, the Director of the Office of Educational Opportunity with the UW System. Register here for the Zoom webinar on May 11 at 10:00 am. OPINION: Don’t believe the haters. The federal Charter Schools Program deserves full funding. Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, argues that Congress must prioritize funding for the federal Charter Schools Program. Despite overwhelming evidence that charter schools continue to provide quality education options to millions of families, ideological opponents are threatening to cut funding. Read Libby's piece at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute here. OPINION: Wisconsin's race-based scholarships amount to state-sponsored race discrimination WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, and Dan Lennington, Deputy Counsel, write in the Cap Times how race-based scholarships, like the one WILL is challenging in court, amount to a new form of state-sponsored race discrimination. Read more here. Read more about WILL's lawsuit here. Work at WILL: Administrative Assistant WILL is hiring an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the attorneys and directors at WILL. Learn more about the Administrative Assistant position here. 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 [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!