News and Updates

Wisconsin State Journal: WILL Aims for National Reach

"The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a nonprofit conservative law firm founded in 2011, has for the past decade had a major influence on the state, securing court victories on matters such as the governor’s veto powers, free speech and the administrative state.

"Now, as the law firm continues to expand under a Democratic governor, president and Congress, WILL is aiming to expand its reach outside of Wisconsin."

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Court Orders State to Allow Milwaukee Archdiocese Ability to Conduct Services in Correctional Facilities

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge William Hue ordered the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) to provide clergy of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee with access to state correctional institutions for the purpose of conducting religious services for inmates. WILL sued the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in May on behalf of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee alleging the agency barred religious volunteers from legally and constitutionally protected visits to Wisconsin correctional facilities.

Read more here.

National Review: The Biden Administration’s Threat to Equality under the Law

WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, writes in National Review on the critical importance of fighting back against the Biden administration's racial equity agenda. WILL has successfully halted two Biden administration programs that discriminate on the basis of race.

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WILL Lawsuit, Clients Featured on CBS News

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, and Cheryl Ash, a Missouri farmer and WILL client, were featured in a recent CBS News story on the controversy over a USDA loan program that explicitly discriminates on the basis of race.

Watch the story here.

WILL Urges Sun Prairie to Drop Racially Segregated Groups for Public Event

WILL issued a letter to the Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) and the City of Sun Prairie urging the government bodies to drop the use of racially segregated “affinity groups” for a public community conversation.

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ANALYSIS: JFC Republicans Invest in Wisconsin Schools

The budget invests $408 million in general school aids. The Wisconsin school finance formula is a combination of state and local aid. By increasing the percentage of state aid to districts, it will decrease the amount of money that local property taxpayers must allocate for public schools.

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WILL Webinar: Finger on the Scale: Examining Private Funding of Elections in Wisconsin

ICYMI: WILL Webinar on the Role of Private Grants and the 2020 Election

A WILL report documents and analyzes the impact of private election administration grants to Wisconsin municipalities on the 2020 presidential election. More than 86% of the $10 million from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), funded in part by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, went to five Wisconsin cities. Watch the authors discuss the findings in this recent webinar.

Watch the webinar here.