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Panel Discussion: Education Rights and State Constitutions

Posted on September 16, 2025

On September 12th, the State Democracy Research Initiative hosted a panel discussion: “Education Rights and State Constitutions.” This panel highlighted the positive right to education found in state constitutions. Panelists discussed a range of topics, …

Posted in EventsTagged State Constitutions

Call for Papers: Scholarship Roundtable on State and Local Governance: Agencies, Institutions, and Infrastructure

Posted on September 3, 2025

September 3, 2025 The University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is pleased to announce a Roundtable on State and Local Governance: Agencies, Institutions, and Infrastructure, to be held on Friday, April …

Posted in Featured, Research, ScholarshipTagged Other States, State Constitutions, State Courts

Rob Yablon in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Faculty Co-director Yablon comments on the Wisconsin legislature’s growing spending on private attorneys.

Posted on July 18, 2025
Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, State Legislatures, Wisconsin

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court 2024-25 Term Review and 2025-26 Preview

Posted on July 16, 2025

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 16, 2025 Updated: September 8, 2025 The 2024–25 Wisconsin Supreme Court term wrapped up in June and July with a series of high-profile decisions, including on …

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Bryna Godar on NPR: Staff Attorney Godar discusses the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights.

Posted on July 2, 2025
Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, Wisconsin

Arizona Supreme Court – Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State Amicus Brief Filed

Posted on June 27, 2025

PDF Available Here On June 24, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors, Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon, filed an amicus brief with six other legal scholars in Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona …

Posted in Briefs, FeaturedTagged Arizona, State Constitutions, Voting and Elections

Bryna Godar in The Cap Times: Staff Attorney Godar discusses the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s current caseload.

Posted on May 13, 2025
Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Bryna Godar on WPR: Staff Attorney Godar explains historical context behind the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Wisconsin’s strong partial veto.

Posted on April 21, 2025
Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Forthcoming in the Case Western Reserve Law Review: “Constitutional Limits On Legislative Overrides of Statutory Initiatives in Ohio” by Derek Clinger

Posted on April 8, 2025
Posted in ScholarshipTagged Direct Democracy, Ohio, State Constitutions, State Courts
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