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Legal group presses Madison schools over racially segregated parents’ Zoom call Benjamin Yount, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner Madison’s superintendent is being asked to explain the thinking behind a recent Zoom call with parents that was segregated by race. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Monday sent Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins a letter questioning the call, and the decision to split parents into “Parents of Color” and “White Parents.” “On April 23, 2021, we became aware of an em...

Higher Educational Aids Board offers scholarships with narrow racial categories The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the Higher Educational Aids Board, a state agency responsible for administering the Minority Undergraduate Retention Program, for violating the Wisconsin Constitution by discriminating based on race and national origin. WILL represents five Wisconsin taxpayers who object to the state of Wisconsin administering this race-based scholarship program. The Quotes: WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, sai...

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is helping Wisconsin taxpayers, including a biracial couple, sue the state over its “Minority Grant Program” because it turns out the college scholarship only applies to certain minorities in violation of the state Constitution. The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon, contends that the Higher Educational Aids Board, the state agency that administers the Minority Undergraduate Retention Program, discriminates on the basis of race and national origin in how it distributes the scholarship and is thus unconstituti...

Notice of Claim warns Madison that city ordinance violates state law The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Wednesday, with the City of Madison on behalf of four real estate, development, and building associations warning that the City’s new mandatory bird-safe glass ordinance is preempted by state law. The Notice of Claim warns Madison that a lawsuit is forthcoming because the new city ordinance undermines and violates Wisconsin’s uniform building code. The Quotes: WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, said, “A uniform building code is a cri...

New study examines Wisconsin’s emergency powers laws, provides recommendations for reform