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 …
Featured
We’re Hiring!
📣 UW Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative is hiring! We’re searching for a program coordinator to support SDRI in all aspects of its work, from events to communications and research support. Apply here: https://go.wisc.edu/6p0b3n
Wisconsin Supreme Court 2024-25 Term Review and 2025-26 Preview
Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 16, 2025 The 2024–25 Wisconsin Supreme Court term wrapped up this summer with a series of high-profile decisions, including on abortion, administrative rulemaking, and the governor’s …
Work With Us! SDRI is Seeking 2026 Fellowship Applicants.
About SDRI The State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School is a leading source of credible nonpartisan expertise on state-level democracy, state constitutions, and state government institutions—subjects too often neglected in …
Arizona Supreme Court – Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State Amicus Brief Filed
PDF Available Here On June 24, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors, Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon, filed an amicus brief with six other legal scholars in Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court – Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections Amicus Brief Filed
PDF Available Here On March 28, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon filed an amicus brief with five other legal scholars in Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections, a …
Explainer: Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Consider Fate of “Mini Legislature”
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 …
Explainer: Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
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 …
Explainer: The Proposed Voter ID Constitutional Amendment on Wisconsin’s April Ballot
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 …
Explainer: North Carolina Supreme Court Election Protest
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 …