On March 12, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the UW GovLaw Society hosted a panel, “Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach”, that discussed how our federalist system creates space for and seeks to manage confrontations between states and the federal government. Highlighting research from our ongoing Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach project, panelists analyzed state efforts to: safeguard sensitive voter data from federal collection; prosecute federal officials for violations of state criminal law; regulate the use of masks by federal law enforcement; create new civil remedies for residents when federal officials violate their constitutional rights, and more.
Our panelists included Derek Clinger (SDRI Senior Counsel), Bryna Godar (SDRI Staff Attorney), Bridget Lavender (SDRI Staff Attorney), and Harrison Stark (SDRI Senior Counsel). The panel was moderated by Robert Yablon (UW Law Professor, SDRI Faculty Co-Director).
