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 …
State Constitutions
Explainer: State Constitutional Standards for Adjudicating Challenges to Restrictive Voting Laws
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 …
Rob Yablon speaks to WPR about impeachment and recusal in Wisconsin
Call for Papers: State Courts Scholarship Roundtable
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 …
The Calm Between the Storms: A Review of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term and Preview of 2023-24
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 …
Kentucky Supreme Court – Graham v. Adams Amicus Brief Filed
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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.
Montana Supreme Court – Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen Amicus Brief Filed
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On Friday, our faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon submitted an amicus brief with other legal scholars in the Montana Supreme Court.
State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Public Law in the States Conference
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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.
At the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Marsy’s Law survives as the justices clash over constitutional interpretation
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The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to present proposed constitutional amendments to the people for a vote.
Miriam Seifter on Here & Now: Professor Seifter comments on the uncertainty surrounding abortion statutes in Wisconsin
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