State Courts
Explainer: North Carolina Supreme Court Election Protest
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Last Updated: February 21, 2025 More than a month after the November 2024 election, the result of the North Carolina Supreme Court race is still uncertain. There have …
Bryna Godar in Votebeat Wisconsin: Staff Attorney Godar explains how a conflict between state and federal election timelines could be resolved.
Bryna Godar on PBS Wisconsin: Staff Attorney Godar discusses the recent ruling overturning Act 10 and explains how this decision might affect the upcoming state supreme court race.
Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue 2024: “Public Law in the States”
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Wisconsin Law Review Special Edition featuring papers from our June 2023 Conference
Bryna Godar in WPR: Staff Attorney Godar explains the interplay between the two abortion cases in the WI Supreme Court.
Bryna Godar and Rob Yablon in WPR: SDRI Staff Attorney and Co-Director discuss how pre-election litigation can be used to fuel distrust in elections.
Bryna Godar in WPR: Staff Attorney Godar discusses the tools used to maintain voter rolls and the limited impact of last minute voter registration lawsuits.
Research Note: Laches in State Court Election Cases
Harry Isaiah Black, Staff Attorney Published: October 11, 2024 Link to PDF Ahead of Election Day 2024, courts—and especially state courts—continue to be inundated with election-related lawsuits. As in 2020, courts may see a deluge …
SDRI’s amicus brief on Wisconsin’s partial veto is featured in multiple Wisconsin media outlets.
Our amicus brief to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the case LeMieux v. Evers featured prominently in the court’s oral argument on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Check out the articles below for summaries of the argument, …