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Explainer: Can States Prohibit Federal Law Enforcement from Masking on the Job?

Posted on October 3, 2025

Bridget Lavender PDF Available Here Published: October 3, 2025 Introduction As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second administration, federal agents sometimes conduct operations while wearing masks or other face coverings …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts

Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach

Posted on August 8, 2025

Published: August 8, 2025 Updated: October 6, 2025 States have many tools to help counter federal abuses of power. Facing a torrent of controversial federal government actions, states today are pursuing or considering an array …

Posted in Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Federalism, Multi-state, State Courts, State Legislatures, US Constitution

Explainer: State-Created Damages Remedies Against Federal Officials

Posted on August 1, 2025

Harrison Stark, Senior Counsel PDF Available Here Published: August 1, 2025 Introduction & Summary What recourse do people have if federal agents violate their constitutional rights? In recent months, this question has taken on new …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts

Explainer: Can States Prosecute Federal Officials?

Posted on July 17, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 17, 2025 As state and local officials increasingly clash with federal officials over immigration enforcement,[1] policing of protests,[2] and much more,[3] they could soon turn to …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Constitutions, State Courts

Election Matters 2025 | Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States

Posted on July 15, 2025

On July 10 the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison hosted the second event in our Election Matters 2025 series: “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States,” …

Posted in EventsTagged Arizona, Direct Democracy, Multi-state, State Courts, Voting and Elections

Election-Litigation Data: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 State and Federal Court Filings

Posted on February 17, 2025

Following the 2024 election, we updated our survey of election-related lawsuits to help understand the role of litigation in our elections. This update underscores key themes from our survey of litigation from 2018 to 2022: litigants continue …

Posted in Research, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts

State Court Report: “Scholarship Roundup: New Year Edition” by Miriam Seifter

Posted on January 27, 2025
Posted in Our NewsTagged Multi-state, State Courts

New York University Law Review: “State Legislative Vetoes and State Constitutionalism” by Miriam Seifter

Posted on January 2, 2025
Posted in ScholarshipTagged Multi-state, State Constitutions, State Legislatures

Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue 2024: “Public Law in the States”

Posted on November 21, 2024

Scholarship | State Democracy Research Initiative
Wisconsin Law Review Special Edition featuring papers from our June 2023 Conference

Posted in ScholarshipTagged Multi-state, State Constitutions, State Courts

Research Note: Laches in State Court Election Cases

Posted on October 11, 2024

Harry Isaiah Black, Staff Attorney Published: October 11, 2024 Link to PDF Ahead of Election Day 2024, courts—and especially state courts—continue to be inundated with election-related lawsuits. As in 2020, courts may see a deluge …

Posted in Research, Research & ExplainersTagged Multi-state, State Courts, Voting and Elections
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