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Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs race-based college grants
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the state’s minority undergraduate retention grant program violates the Equal Protection Clause.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to review race-based grants
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide if state education grants for certain minority students violate constitutional protections against discrimination.
Group sues to block Wisconsin vape product ban
An organization is suing in federal court to block a statewide ban on selling many vaping products.
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee transgender care ban
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a major setback for transgender rights across more than 25 states.
WILL threatens lawsuit against USDA
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture threatening a lawsuit over several race-based programs.
FTC proposes wholesale ban of noncompete clauses
On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new rule that would prohibit employers from including noncompete clauses in agreements with employees and independent contractors.
Wisconsin cities amend rules for sex-offender residency
Dozens of Wisconsin municipalities have expanded the areas where convicted sex offenders are allowed to live after being released from prison.
Van Hollen: Gay marriage isn’t a fundamental right (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's attorney general compared gay marriage to abortion on Wednesday in arguing that there was no fundamental right to it and state laws defining marriage as between one man and one woman were reasonable.
US high court takes on a new affirmative action case (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court's decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions.
US Supreme Court seems split over affirmative action policy
In a highly contentious argument that ran well past its allotted one hour on Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court clashed over the constitutionality of a university policy that considers race as a factor in admissions decisions.
Gay marriage case one step away from US Supreme Court’s door
The decision paves the way for the case, which has been winding its way through the federal courts, to be heard by the Supreme Court as early as next year.
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