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John Gedid Lecture Series Presents Miriam Seifter on State Institutions and Democratic Opportunity
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Miriam Seifter and Other Legal Scholars File Amicus Curiae Brief in Wisconsin Case Involving State Non-Delegation Doctrine
Featured | Wisconsin Supreme Court
Seven administrative law and state and local government law professors filed a brief in the Jeffrey Becker v. Dane County case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court had ordered supplemental briefing on whether to reconsider and modify the state non-delegation doctrine. The brief emphasized that local governments are not subject to the same delegation limits that apply at the state or national level. Signers included Richard Briffault, Nestor Davidson, Rick Hills, Maria Ponomarenko, Erin Scharff, Richard Schragger, and Miriam Seifter.
Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue 2021: “Public Law in the States”
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Special Issue: Public Law in the States
Judge Sutton Responds to Symposium on “Who Decides?: States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation”
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“Symposium Response: Mountaineering Guides, River Crossers & Keen-Eyed Snorkelers Part 2”
Miriam Seifter & Jessica Bulman-Pozen Review “Who Decides?: States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation” for SLOG Blog Symposium
In The Media | State & Local Government Blog
“Who Decides Who Decides”
Miriam Seifter and Daniel Rodriguez featured on ‘Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast’
In the Media, Featured | Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast
This week, we have an all-star duo in Daniel B. Rodridguez, the Harold Washington Professor of Law at Northwestern Law School, and Miriam Seifter, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School!
Miriam Seifter writes on “Bringing States Into the Spotlight”
Featured | State & Local Government Law Blog
I’m excited for this launch and hope it spurs new attention to state-level governance. In my view, our collective lack of attention to the states isn’t just an academic grievance or a civics nitpick. It’s a real problem for our legal system and our democracy.
Initiative Hosts First Annual Public Law in The States Conference
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On June 22-23, 2021, the State Democracy Research Initiative at University of Wisconsin Law School hosted a conference on Public Law in the States. This event helped kick off the Initiative’s mission of fostering academic research on democracy and government at the state level.
Miriam Seifter in The Economist: Professor Seifter discusses the power of governors
In the Media | The Economist
One year ago, America’s governors were having a moment. Covid-19 cases were rising, federal leadership was absent and much of the responsibility for fighting the pandemic fell on their shoulders.
Rob Yablon presents on State Courts and State Constitutions in the US Legal Landscape
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Professor Robert Yablon (University of Wisconsin Law School) presents “State Courts and State Constitutions in the US Legal Landscape.”