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On July 11th, 2023, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the University’s Elections Research Center kicked off our Election Matters 2023-24 series with a panel entitled “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States.”
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State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Public Law in the States Conference
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On June 1st and 2nd, 2023, the State Democracy Research Initiative welcomed academics from across the country as well as four state supreme court justices for a conference on Public Law in the States.
Understanding Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election
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On February 20th, 2023 the Elections Research Center and the State Democracy Research initiative hosted the panel discussion “Understanding Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
Legal Interpretation in State Courts: Judicial Perspectives
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Questions of legal interpretation – of how courts determine what constitutions, statutes, or regulations mean – are commonplace in discussions of federal law.
Election Matters 2022: Direct Democracy
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State Democracy Research Initiative co-hosts “Election Matters 2022: Direct Democracy”
Election Matters 2022: Campaign Finance and Election Misinformation
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State Democracy Research Initiative co-hosts “Election Matters 2022: Campaign Finance and Misinformation”
Election Matters 2022: Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
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On June 30th, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center presented another installment of the Election Matters 2022 speaker series.
State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts Conference on Interpretation in the States
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In May 2022, the State Democracy Research Initiative welcomed academics from across the country as well as five state supreme court justices for a conference on Interpretation in the States.
Election Matters 2022: Navigating the Post-2020 Election Administration Environment
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On April 29th, the Election Matters 2022 speaker series kicked off with a discussion of Election Administration.
Prosecutorial Non-enforcement: Legal and Policy Dimensions
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On April 14, 2022, the Initiative and the Frank J. Remington Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School hosted a conversation among legal scholars on prosecutorial discretion at the state and local level.