In 1853, Levi Hubbell, Judge of Wisconsin’s Second Circuit Court and Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, became the first—and still only—judge in Wisconsin history to have articles of impeachment filed against him by …
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Rob Yablon speaks to WPR about impeachment and recusal in Wisconsin
Rob Yablon in the New York Times: Professor Yablon comments on infrequency of judicial impeachment
Professor Yablon comments on infrequency of judicial impeachment.
Explainer: Judicial Recusal in Wisconsin and Beyond
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney Professor Robert Yablon, Faculty Co-Director PDF Available Here Table of Contents Introduction I. Background: The Law of Judicial Recusal A. Federal Constitutional Standards Campaign Funding Campaign Statements B. Wisconsin-Specific Recusal …
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 …
Rob Yablon in The Badger Project: Professor Yablon discusses the high bar for judicial impeachment in Wisconsin
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 …
State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Public Law in the States Conference
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.
Dustin Brown in WPR: Senior Staff Attorney Brown explains standards around the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on Marsy’s Law
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Miriam Seifter on Here & Now: Professor Seifter comments on the uncertainty surrounding abortion statutes in Wisconsin
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