Events

The State Democracy Research Initiative invites you to join us for “Public Law in the States: The Work of State Supreme Courts” on Friday, May 29, from 9:00-10:30am Central Time.

This annual panel, part of the Elections Matters series, will review major democracy-related rulings from the past year at both the state and federal levels. Panelists will include 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.

Join us on October 9, 2026, for an Election Matters panel, 2026 Midterm Elections: Risks and Responses, hosted by the State Democracy Research Initiative and Elections Research Center.

Join us on November 12th, 2026, for a talk with Professor Judith Resnik of Yale Law School about her new book, "Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy."