Bridget Lavender, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: October 3, 2025 Introduction As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second administration, federal agents sometimes conduct operations while wearing masks or other …
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Call for Papers: Scholarship Roundtable on State and Local Governance: Agencies, Institutions, and Infrastructure
September 3, 2025 The University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is pleased to announce a Roundtable on State and Local Governance: Agencies, Institutions, and Infrastructure, to be held on Friday, April …
Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach
Published: August 8, 2025 Updated: October 6, 2025 States have many tools to help counter federal abuses of power. Facing a torrent of controversial federal government actions, states today are pursuing or considering an array …
Bryna Godar in WPR: Staff Attorney Godar explains an untested three-judge panel process that Wisconsin courts may use to handle two pending congressional redistricting cases.
Explainer: State-Created Damages Remedies Against Federal Officials
Harrison Stark, Senior Counsel PDF Available Here Published: August 1, 2025 Introduction & Summary What recourse do people have if federal agents violate their constitutional rights? In recent months, this question has taken on new …
Explainer: Can States Prosecute Federal Officials?
Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 17, 2025 As state and local officials increasingly clash with federal officials over immigration enforcement,[1] policing of protests,[2] and much more,[3] they could soon turn to …
Rob Yablon in WPR: Faculty Co-director Yablon discusses the upcoming spring 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
Wisconsin Supreme Court 2024-25 Term Review and 2025-26 Preview
Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 16, 2025 Updated: September 8, 2025 The 2024–25 Wisconsin Supreme Court term wrapped up in June and July with a series of high-profile decisions, including on …
Election Matters 2025 | Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States
On July 10 the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison hosted the second event in our Election Matters 2025 series: “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States,” …