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Home » Press Releases » Law Forward: Wisconsin taxpayers sue Wisconsin Legislature over unconstitutional spending on private lawyers
New lawsuit challenges Legislature's repeated illegal expenditures of taxpayer funds MADISON, Wis. — Law Forward has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Wisconsin taxpayers challenging the Republican-controlled Legislature’s practice of using public dollars to hire private legal counsel. This clear violation of the Wisconsin Constitution has resulted in the illegal expenditure of tens of millions in taxp...