The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), a conservative-leaning legal firm, is challenging Madison West High School’s use of “affinity spaces.” Last week, West High sent out an invitation to parents of students of color to participate in affinity spaces concerning police brutality and the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin — the former Minneapolis […]
Madison Could Face Legal Action Over Birdsafe Glass Ordinance
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Madison Could Face Legal Action Over Birdsafe Glass Ordinance The conservative legal group Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is challenging the City of Madison over an ordinance requiring bird safe glass in the construction of new buildings. WILL is bringing the challenge against the City on behalf of four […]
After court order, Wisconsin to hold wolf hunts this month
Earlier today, a Jefferson County judge ruled that the state’s Department of Natural Resources must push ahead with a wolf hunt this month. The move comes about a month after most of the nation’s Grey Wolves were stripped of federal endangered species protections. The lawsuit was brought against the DNR by the Wisconsin Institute for […]
Dane County faces new legal challenge over recent public health orders...
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative legal group, announced today a new legal challenge against Dane county’s public health department. It’s the third time the group – better known as WILL – has challenged a COVID-19 emergency order issued by Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC), and its director, Janel Heinrich. WILL […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers Dane County school order
Today, Wisconsin’s seven-member Supreme Court considered oral arguments in three cases challenging Dane County’s decision halting in-person education. The Court combined the cases into a single action since all three are seeking the same end — to permanently overturn the school closure section of Public Health Madison Dane County’s Emergency Order #9. They already got […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court mulls Governor’s emergency orders
Earlier today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case seeking to overturn Governor Tony Evers’ emergency mask mandate. The court has already ruled against Evers’ public health orders once, voting 4-3 to overturn his Safer at Home order in May. And at the heart of today’s case is another challenge to the […]
