Events, Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
On June 30th, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center presented another installment of the Election Matters 2022 speaker series.
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Interpretation in the States: Views From the Bench
Events, Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
On Friday, May 20th, the State Democracy Research Initiative welcomed five state supreme court justices for a panel entitled Interpretation in the States: Views From the Bench.
Explainer: Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably to Other Court-Adopted Maps on Partisan Equity
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
Explainer By Rob Yablon: “Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably To Other Court-Adopted Maps On Partisan Equity”
We’re Hiring! Join Our Growing Team
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
The Initiative is seeking candidates to further our multi-faceted, nonpartisan efforts to advance research and dialogue on pressing questions of public law and democracy in states across the nation. We are currently hiring for the following positions: Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, and Program Coordinator.
Miriam Seifter Presents Lecture on State Institutions and Democratic Opportunity
Featured | Widener Law Commonwealth
John Gedid Lecture Series Presents Miriam Seifter on State Institutions and Democratic Opportunity
Miriam Seifter and Other Legal Scholars File Amicus Curiae Brief in Wisconsin Case Involving State Non-Delegation Doctrine
Featured | Wisconsin Supreme Court
Seven administrative law and state and local government law professors filed a brief in the Jeffrey Becker v. Dane County case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court had ordered supplemental briefing on whether to reconsider and modify the state non-delegation doctrine. The brief emphasized that local governments are not subject to the same delegation limits that apply at the state or national level. Signers included Richard Briffault, Nestor Davidson, Rick Hills, Maria Ponomarenko, Erin Scharff, Richard Schragger, and Miriam Seifter.
Rob Yablon and Other Legal Scholars File Amicus Curiae Brief in Wisconsin Redistricting Case
Featured | Wisconsin Supreme Court
Rob Yablon and seven other legal scholars submitted an amicus curiae brief in the Wisconsin redistricting case of Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, calling for the court to reject all party-submitted maps and produce their own more neutral plans with the help of a nonpartisan expert, or to let a federal court act.
Rob Yablon Publishes Op-Ed: “Wisconsin Supreme Court is wrong to preserve gerrymandered electoral maps”
In the Media, Featured | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court has set the stage for another decade of gerrymandered electoral maps.”
Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue: “Public Law in the States”
Featured | Wisconsin Law Review
Special Issue: Public Law in the States
Redistricting and Gerrymandering 2021: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
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On November 19, 2021, the State Democracy Research Initiative co-hosted a discussion on redistricting with the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.