News and Updates U.S. Supreme Court Sides with WILL, Governor Evers' Legislative Maps Unconstitutional The United States Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision reversing the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s selection of Governor Tony Evers’s legislative maps. The per curiam decision said, “We agree that the court committed legal error in its application of decisions of this Court regarding the relationship between the constitutional guarantee of equal protection and the VRA.” The Wisconsin voters represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) joined the Wisconsin Legislature in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 7. 📺 WILL President, Rick Esenberg, joined UPFRONT on WISN12 to discuss the decision and next steps. Read More WILL Appeals Religious Liberty Case to U.S. Supreme Court WILL filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court in St. Augustine v. Underly, urging the high court to review whether the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction violated the First Amendment when it withheld transportation benefits from an independent Catholic school unless it agreed not to call itself “Catholic.” The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in December that DPI violated the law, but did not resolve the core constitutional questions of religious liberty at stake in the case. Read More You Heard the Claims. Here Are the Facts About School Choice in Wisconsin The most recent legislative session featured promising new education reforms. But the debate over legislation to expand parental choice to all Wisconsin students featured myths, lies, tall tales, and falsehoods. WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, and Nicholas Kelly, President of School Choice Wisconsin, addressed the biggest whoppers to ensure that this important debate isn’t distracted by unfounded claims. Read More Opinion: Schools Must Stop Keeping Trans-Secrets From Parents WILL Deputy Counsel, Luke Berg, and AEI Research Fellow, Max Eden, write at Newsweek on the danger posed by school policies intended to keep parents in the dark about critical decisions involving their children. Read More Opinion: Parent Bill Of Rights Would Let Wisconsin Parents Sue Schools For Exploiting Our Kids Wisconsin parents Alyssa Pollow and Emily Donohue make the case in The Federalist for a parental bill of rights. WILL has supported and testified in favor of the parental bill of rights as it successfully passed in the legislature. Read More WILL School Data Dashboard Provides One-Stop-Shop on School Information Schools in Wisconsin have more money than ever. But are students doing any better? Check out the WILL School Data Dashboard and review spending and academic information on every public school district in Wisconsin. Check It Out JOB OPPORTUNITY | DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR The Development Coordinator will play a critical role in supporting WILL’s development efforts. This opportunity is ideal for someone interested in gaining development experience and growing their project-management skills in an entry-level role. The ideal candidate would have between six months to two years’ experience working in a database or in an administrative, support role. Learn More Summer 2022 Policy Internship WILL is seeking a Policy Intern for Summer of 2022. The Policy Intern will provide research and administrative support to the staff of WILL. This will be a 3-to-4-month position with ability to extend based on performance. The ideal candidate would be a self-starter pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree with a concentration in Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Communications/Journalism, or Statistics. This is a paid opportunity and requires a minimum 15 hour per week commitment, although greater availability would be ideal. Learn More 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. As a non-profit and non-partisan organization, we litigate in the areas of equality under the law, 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 fight for freedom. Support Liberty 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!