In The Media | WPR
“Supreme Court to take up case that could re-shape election law”
State Courts
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”
Rob Yablon in the Wisconsin State Journal: Professor Yablon Discusses Possibility of SCOTUS Taking Up Wisconsin Legislature’s Redistricting Appeal
In The Media | Wisconsin State Journal
“Legislative Republicans ask US Supreme Court to take up Wisconsin redistricting case”
Rob Yablon in WPR: Professor Yablon Comments on Wisconsin Legislature’s Appeal to SCOTUS in Redistricting Litigation
In The Media | WPR
“Appeal asks SCOTUS to replace Evers’ redistricting plan with map drawn by Republicans”
Miriam Seifter and Other Legal Scholars File Amicus Curiae Brief in Wisconsin Case Involving State Non-Delegation Doctrine
Featured | Wisconsin Supreme Court
Seven administrative law and state and local government law professors filed a brief in the Jeffrey Becker v. Dane County case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court had ordered supplemental briefing on whether to reconsider and modify the state non-delegation doctrine. The brief emphasized that local governments are not subject to the same delegation limits that apply at the state or national level. Signers included Richard Briffault, Nestor Davidson, Rick Hills, Maria Ponomarenko, Erin Scharff, Richard Schragger, and Miriam Seifter.