Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
“When Wisconsin voters were asked in 2020 whether to amend the state constitution to better protect the rights of crime victims, the response was overwhelming: the referendum passed by a three-to-one margin. But did voters know what they were getting?”
State Courts
Rob Yablon in Channel 3000: Professor Yablon Discusses Wisconsin Supreme Court Decisions on Drop Boxes, Nondelegation Doctrine
In the Media | Channel 3000, For the Record
“For the Record: A splintered state Supreme Court; When fines for threatening election workers might take effect”
Miriam Seifter in WUWM: Professor Seifter Discusses Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling re: State’s DNR Board and Implications for Democracy
In the Media | WUWM Radio, Lake Effect
Discussing “how the power imbalance in Wisconsin’s state government is continuing to grow in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling”
Rob Yablon in WPR: Professor Yablon Discusses Upcoming SCOTUS Case Involving the “Independent State Legislature Theory”
In The Media | WPR
“Supreme Court to take up case that could re-shape election law”
State Democracy Research Initiative Hosts Conference on Interpretation in the States
Events, Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
In May 2022, the State Democracy Research Initiative welcomed academics from across the country as well as five state supreme court justices for a conference on Interpretation in the States.
Explainer: Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably to Other Court-Adopted Maps on Partisan Equity
Featured | State Democracy Research Initiative
Explainer By Rob Yablon: “Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably To Other Court-Adopted Maps On Partisan Equity”
Miriam Seifter Presents Lecture on State Institutions and Democratic Opportunity
Featured | Widener Law Commonwealth
John Gedid Lecture Series Presents Miriam Seifter on State Institutions and Democratic Opportunity
Rob Yablon in the Wisconsin State Journal: Professor Yablon Comments on Status of Wisconsin Redistricting Case Following SCOTUS Reversal
In the Media | Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Gov. Tony Evers’ bid to submit evidence to support his maps
Rob Yablon in PBS Wisconsin: Professor Yablon Comments on Wisconsin Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
In The Media | PBS
“Wisconsin redistricting and the Voting Rights Act”
Rob Yablon in the Wisconsin State Journal: Professor Yablon Comments on SCOTUS’s Reversal of Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Ruling on State Legislative Districts
In The Media | Wisconsin State Journal
“U.S. Supreme Court rejects Gov. Evers’ legislative maps, accepts congressional boundaries”