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On July 8, 2026, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison hosted the second panel in our Election Matters 2026 series, “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States." This panel highlighted significant democracy-related decisions at both the state and federal levels from the past year. Panelists included Special Counsel Amit Agarwal of Protect Democracy, Chief Counsel Christina Bull Arndt of the California Department of Justice, Attorney Julie Murray of the ACLU State Supreme Court Initiative, and former U.S. Solicitor General Don Verrilli, with SDRI faculty co-director Rob Yablon moderating.
