Research & Explainers
Maps, Elections, and Governmental Power: A review of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2021-22 Term & preview of 2022-23
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Senior Staff Attorney Dustin Brown reviews the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term and Previews its 2022-2023 Term
Review of the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term and Preview of its 2022-2023 Term
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
Senior Staff Attorney Derek Clinger reviews the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term and Previews its 2022-2023 Term
Explainer: Holmes v. Moore
Holmes v. Moore is scheduled to be argued Monday, October 3rd coming on the heels of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s August decision in NAACP v. Moore, which held that North Carolina’s voter ID constitutional …
Explainer: Harper v. Hall
The redistricting case out of North Carolina scheduled to be argued on Tuesday, October is Harper v. Hall. It’s related to Moore v. Harper, which SCOTUS will hear this term. Moore involves an earlier North …
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?”
Explainer: Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably to Other Court-Adopted Maps on Partisan Equity
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Explainer By Rob Yablon: “Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably To Other Court-Adopted Maps On Partisan Equity”
Miriam Seifter writes on “Bringing States Into the Spotlight”
Featured | State & Local Government Law Blog
I’m excited for this launch and hope it spurs new attention to state-level governance. In my view, our collective lack of attention to the states isn’t just an academic grievance or a civics nitpick. It’s a real problem for our legal system and our democracy.