Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney Professor Miriam Seifter, Faculty Co-Director PDF Available Here Table of Contents Introduction I. Models of State Legislative Oversight of Agency Rulemaking A. The Strong-Form Legislative Veto 1. Two-House Vetoes 2. …
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Explainer: State Constitutional Standards for Adjudicating Challenges to Restrictive Voting Laws
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here State constitutions are distinct from the U.S. Constitution in many ways—not least of which is their commitment to popular sovereignty, majority rule, and political equality.[1] State courts have …
Research: Materials on 1853 Impeachment of Judge Levi Hubbell
In 1853, Levi Hubbell, Judge of Wisconsin’s Second Circuit Court and Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, became the first—and still only—judge in Wisconsin history to have articles of impeachment filed against him by …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
At the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Marsy’s Law survives as the justices clash over constitutional interpretation
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The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to present proposed constitutional amendments to the people for a vote.
Election-Litigation Data: 2018, 2020, 2022 State and Federal Court Filings
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Redistricting Redux? How the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election is reviving questions about the state’s gerrymandered maps
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Wisconsin’s 2023 state supreme court race has drawn attention in part because of its potential to reshape another branch of state government: the legislature.