Wisconsin Supreme Court justices call arguments against minority college grants ‘shocking’

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 883

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Liberal members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court said they were “shocked” at the ramifications of the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s arguments against a grant program meant to help prevent minority students from dropping out of technical college.

The Court on Wednesday held oral arguments in a case that began in a 2021 lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court. The suit alleges that the state’s Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant program, administered …

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