In this article featured in The Conversation, faculty co-director Rob Yablon and Staff Attorney Derek Clinger explain that the Wisconsin GOP’s calls for a state supreme court justice to recuse from redistricting litigation–and their threat …
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Explainer: Judicial Recusal in Wisconsin and Beyond
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney Professor Robert Yablon, Faculty Co-Director PDF Available Here Table of Contents Introduction I. Background: The Law of Judicial Recusal A. Federal Constitutional Standards Campaign Funding Campaign Statements B. Wisconsin-Specific Recusal …
Call for Papers: State Courts Scholarship Roundtable
August 28, 2023 The University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is pleased to announce a Roundtable on State Courts, to be held on April 19, 2024. The Roundtable will be co-hosted …
The Calm Between the Storms: A Review of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term and Preview of 2023-24
Dustin Brown, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term, which ended on June 30, unfolded against the backdrop of the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.[1] While the election …
Kentucky Supreme Court – Graham v. Adams Amicus Brief Filed
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On July 11, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Professor Joshua A. Douglas of the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law in a redistricting lawsuit pending before the Kentucky Supreme Court, Graham v. Adams.
Montana Supreme Court – Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen Amicus Brief Filed
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On Friday, our faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon submitted an amicus brief with other legal scholars in the Montana Supreme Court.
Moore v. Harper and the Purcell Principle
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Commentary on Moore v. Harper has not yet focused on how the Purcell principle might shape what comes next.
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.
Ohio Supreme Court Clears Way for August Vote on Legislative Effort to Curb Direct Democracy
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In a ruling with major implications for direct democracy in Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court greenlighted the state legislature’s controversial plan to have Ohioans vote in August on a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to amend Ohio’s Constitution in the future.
Utah Supreme Court – League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature Amicus Brief Filed
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On Friday, we filed a brief on behalf of Professor Bertrall L. Ross II in the Utah Supreme Court.