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“State Constitutions as a Defense Against Election Subversion”
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Explainer: Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider clarity in ballot questions as it decides the fate of Marsy’s Law
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
“When Wisconsin voters were asked in 2020 whether to amend the state constitution to better protect the rights of crime victims, the response was overwhelming: the referendum passed by a three-to-one margin. But did voters know what they were getting?”
Election Matters 2022: Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
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.
State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts Conference on Interpretation in the States
Events, Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
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.
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”
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 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “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 2021: “Public Law in the States”
Featured | Wisconsin Law Review
Special Issue: Public Law in the States