Bree Grossi Wilde, Executive Director PDF Available Here As part of the November 5th election, Wisconsin voters will be asked for the fifth time this year whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution. In April, voters …
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Bree Grossi Wilde on TMJ4: Executive Director Bree Grossi Wilde discusses the limited impact of the proposed noncitizen voting constitutional amendment on Wisconsin’s November ballot.
Bree Grossi Wilde in NBC News: Executive Director Bree Grossi Wilde comments on the proposed constitutional amendment concerning noncitizen voting on Wisconsin’s November ballot.
Wisconsin Supreme Court – LeMieux v. Evers Amicus Brief Filed
LeMieux v. Evers – Amicus Brief, Wisconsin Supreme Court On September 17, the State Democracy Research Initiative filed an amicus brief on behalf of Columbia Law School Professor Richard Briffault in LeMieux v. Evers, a case before …
State Court Report: “Multiple High Courts Uphold Voters’ Right to Use Ballot Measures to Change Law” by Derek Clinger
Washington Supreme Court – Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs Amicus Brief Filed
Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs – Amicus Brief, Washington Supreme Court On September 16, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amicus brief in Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs, a case pending before the Supreme …
State Court Report: “Scholarship Roundup: September 2024 Back to School Edition” by Miriam Seifter
Pennsylvania Supreme Court – BPEP v. Schmidt Amicus Brief Filed
BPEP v. Schmidt – Amicus Brief, Pennsylvania Supreme Court On September 4, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amicus brief in BPEP v. Schmidt, a case pending before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The …
Call for Papers: Federalism Scholarship Roundtable
August 23, 2024 The University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is pleased to announce a Federalism Scholarship Roundtable, to be held on April 25, 2025. The Roundtable will be co-hosted by …
Direct Democracy in State Court: Judicial Approaches to Ballot Initiative Conflicts
Allie Boldt, Legal Research Director Published: August 9, 2024 Link to PDF Introduction In roughly half of U.S. states, state constitutions confer rights of direct democracy, allowing the people to make law directly through statutes …