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Kansas Supreme Court – League of Women Voters v. Schwab Brief Filed

Posted on October 5, 2023

PDF Available Here On October 4, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amici curiae brief on behalf of Professors Richard E. Levy and Stephen R. McAllister of the University of Kansas School of Law …

Posted in Briefs, FeaturedTagged Other States, State Constitutions, Voting and Elections

Explainer: State Constitutional Standards for Adjudicating Challenges to Restrictive Voting Laws

Posted on October 3, 2023

Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Last Updated: February 3, 2025 State constitutions are distinct from the U.S. Constitution in many ways—not least of which is their commitment to popular sovereignty, majority rule, and …

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

Rob Yablon speaks to WPR about impeachment and recusal in Wisconsin

Posted on September 7, 2023
Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin

Call for Papers: State Courts Scholarship Roundtable

Posted on August 28, 2023

August 28, 2023 The University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is pleased to announce a Roundtable on State Courts, to be held on April 19, 2024. The Roundtable will be co-hosted …

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

The Calm Between the Storms: A Review of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term and Preview of 2023-24

Posted on July 17, 2023

Dustin Brown, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term, which ended on June 30, unfolded against the backdrop of the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.[1] While the election …

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

Kentucky Supreme Court – Graham v. Adams Amicus Brief Filed

Posted on July 12, 2023

Featured, Briefs | State Democracy Research Initiative
On July 11, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Professor Joshua A. Douglas of the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law in a redistricting lawsuit pending before the Kentucky Supreme Court, Graham v. Adams.

Posted in Briefs, FeaturedTagged Other States, Redistricting, State Constitutions

Montana Supreme Court – Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen Amicus Brief Filed

Posted on July 10, 2023

Featured, Briefs | State Democracy Research Initiative
On Friday, our faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon submitted an amicus brief with other legal scholars in the Montana Supreme Court.

Posted in Briefs, FeaturedTagged Other States, State Constitutions, Voting and Elections

State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Public Law in the States Conference

Posted on June 22, 2023

Events, Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
On June 1st and 2nd, 2023, the State Democracy Research Initiative welcomed academics from across the country as well as four state supreme court justices for a conference on Public Law in the States.

Posted in Events, FeaturedTagged Arizona, Multi-state, Ohio, State Constitutions, State Courts, Voting and Elections

At the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Marsy’s Law survives as the justices clash over constitutional interpretation

Posted on May 16, 2023

Featured, Explainers | State Democracy Research Initiative
The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to present proposed constitutional amendments to the people for a vote.

Posted in Explainers, Featured, Research & ExplainersTagged State Constitutions, Voting and Elections, Wisconsin

Miriam Seifter on Here & Now: Professor Seifter comments on the uncertainty surrounding abortion statutes in Wisconsin

Posted on May 5, 2023

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Posted in In the NewsTagged State Constitutions, State Courts, Wisconsin
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