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WILL Requests Preliminary Injunction to Halt Biden’s Illegal ESG Rule

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed for a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s new rule ...

WILL Budget Briefing: A Deep Dive into Governor Evers’ 2023-25 Budget

Executive Summary: Recently, Governor Evers released his proposed budget for the 2023-25 cycle. As we have done for the governor’s previous two ...

Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom Launches Multi-Media Push to Support School Choice Efforts

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is excited to partner with the Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom, launching a ...

WILL Sues Biden Administration Over Illegal ESG Rule

This lawsuit aims to stop the politicization of retirement incomes, as over 140 million Americans are impacted by the new woke investing rule The News: ...

WILL Releases Updated School Data Dashboard for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is excited to announce its update of the School Data Dashboard, which now includes data for ...

WILL Hires New Communications Director

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) announced the hire of its new Communications Director, Pat Garrett, who will help manage ...

WILL Responds to Evers Freezing School Choice Enrollment

The News: Today, Governor Tony Evers made clear that in his 2023 Budget Address he will propose a freeze in school choice enrollment, defying common sense ...

WILL Supports Open Government Protection Act

Legislation ensures government’s openness and accountability to citizens The News: On Tuesday, Representative Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) and Senator Duey ...

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Wisconsin Watchdog | Milwaukee finds new way to delay selling empty school buildings

From Wisconsin Watchdog: “That reading of the statute doesn’t make any sense,” said C.J. Szafir, associate counsel and education policy director at the ...

AM 620 WTMJ | Education Policy Director CJ Szafir on Week in Review

CJ discusses politics this week with Charlie Sykes and Collin Roth. Of note, school choice enrollment is up 100% this year!

RightWisconsin | Protecting Religious Freedom No Easy Task

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg writing at RightWisconsin today: In one of the most ringing passages in our constitutional ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Lawmaker’s anti-ALEC bill is anti-constitution

From Wisconsin Watchdog: “I have a problem with the notion that people who put out public pronouncements about legislation should be subject to ...

Wisconsin State Journal | Live chat replay – Debating changes to Wisconsin election laws

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, joined Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and Mark Pitsch and Phil Brinkman both with ...

Wisconsin Watchdog | Newly released John Doe docs reveal much more about rogue GAB

"“He said that he has been getting beat up by these attorneys and felt really beat up by Esenberg,” Falk wrote, apparently a reference to Rick Esenberg of ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Amid MPS takeover debate, Chris Abele floats early-childhood proposal

"The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, which has been critical of the district's handling of its vacant buildings, criticized ...

LaCrosse Tribune | Critics say campaign finance overhaul empowers outside groups, legislative leaders

"Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty, said it’s typically easy to guess which groups or individuals ...

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