In the News | The Atlantic
State Constitutions
Miriam Seifter in NPR: Professor Seifter comments for NPR on state legislative dynamics after events in Tennessee
In the News | NPR
Dustin Brown in the Wisconsin State Journal: Senior Staff Attorney Brown comments on potential lawsuits to Wisconsin’s legislative maps
In the News | Wisconsin State Journal
Michigan Supreme Court – Mothering Justice v. Nessel Amicus Brief Filed
Briefs | Michigan Supreme Court
Dustin Brown on WORT 89.9: Senior Staff Attorney Brown highlights statewide referenda in the upcoming Wisconsin Spring 2023 election
In the News | WORT 89.9
Supreme Court of North Carolina: 2022 Review and 2023 Preview
Featured, Explainers | State Democracy Research Initiative
North Carolina spent much of the year in the national legal spotlight due to Moore v. Harper, the prominent U.S. Supreme Court case that could limit the authority of state courts and state constitutions over federal elections through the controversial “independent state legislature theory.”
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: 2022 Review and 2023 Preview
Explainers | State Democracy Research Initiative
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has closed the book on its 2022 sessions and will soon begin hearing cases in 2023. This report considers notable decisions from 2022 and previews key cases coming up in 2023.
Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue 2022: “Interpretation in the States”
Scholarship | State Democracy Research Initiative
Wisconsin Law Review Special Edition featuring papers from our June 2022 Conference
United States Supreme Court – Moore v. Harper Amicus Brief Filed
Featured, Briefs | State Democracy Research Initiative
On October 26th, 2022, the State Democracy Research Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper.
Maps, Elections, and Governmental Power: A review of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2021-22 Term & preview of 2022-23
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
Senior Staff Attorney Dustin Brown reviews the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term and Previews its 2022-2023 Term