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Explainer: Can States Prohibit Federal Law Enforcement from Masking on the Job?

Posted on October 3, 2025

Bridget Lavender PDF Available Here Published: October 3, 2025 Introduction As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second administration, federal agents sometimes conduct operations while wearing masks or other face coverings …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts

Explainer: State-Created Damages Remedies Against Federal Officials

Posted on August 1, 2025

Harrison Stark, Senior Counsel PDF Available Here Published: August 1, 2025 Introduction & Summary What recourse do people have if federal agents violate their constitutional rights? In recent months, this question has taken on new …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts

Explainer: Can States Prosecute Federal Officials?

Posted on July 17, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 17, 2025 As state and local officials increasingly clash with federal officials over immigration enforcement,[1] policing of protests,[2] and much more,[3] they could soon turn to …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Constitutions, State Courts

Wisconsin Supreme Court 2024-25 Term Review and 2025-26 Preview

Posted on July 16, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 16, 2025 Updated: September 8, 2025 The 2024–25 Wisconsin Supreme Court term wrapped up in June and July with a series of high-profile decisions, including on …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Explainer: Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Consider Fate of “Mini Legislature”

Posted on March 25, 2025

Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: March 25, 2025 In recent decades, the Wisconsin Legislature has increasingly empowered legislative committees, rather than its full membership, to wield control over state agencies and …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Explainer: Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Posted on March 12, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney Bree Grossi Wilde, Executive Director PDF Available Here Published: March 12, 2025 Updated: March 14, 2025 On April 1, 2025, Wisconsin voters will choose the newest justice on the Wisconsin Supreme …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged State Courts, Voting and Elections, Wisconsin

Explainer: The Proposed Voter ID Constitutional Amendment on Wisconsin’s April Ballot

Posted on February 24, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: February 24, 2025 On Wisconsin’s April 1, 2025, spring election ballot, voters will see a proposed constitutional amendment asking whether to add a voter ID requirement to …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Direct Democracy, State Constitutions, Voting and Elections, Wisconsin

Explainer: North Carolina Supreme Court Election Protest

Posted on December 20, 2024

Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Last Updated: February 21, 2025 More than a month after the November 2024 election, the result of the North Carolina Supreme Court race is still uncertain. There have …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Judicial Elections, North Carolina, State Courts, Voting and Elections

Explainer: Lame-Duck Power Grabs in North Carolina and Beyond

Posted on December 11, 2024

Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Just weeks after North Carolina Democrats won several prominent statewide offices in the 2024 general election, including governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, the Republican-controlled legislature moved …

Posted in Explainers, Research & ExplainersTagged North Carolina, State Constitutions, State Legislatures

Explainer: The Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Noncitizen Voting on Wisconsin’s November General Election Ballot

Posted on October 7, 2024

Bree Grossi Wilde, Executive Director PDF Available Here As part of the November 5th election, Wisconsin voters will be asked for the fifth time this year whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution. In April, voters …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Direct Democracy, State Constitutions, Wisconsin
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