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 …
State Legislatures
Rob Yablon in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Faculty Co-director Yablon comments on the Wisconsin legislature’s growing spending on private attorneys.
Bryna Godar in WPR: Staff Attorney Godar explains how a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on rulemaking brings Wisconsin more in line with other states.
Emily Lau in The Cap Times: Staff Attorney Lau explains how the legislature influences agencies by leaving appointed leaders unconfirmed.
Derek Clinger on WORT: Senior Staff Attorney Clinger discusses Gov. Evers’s proposal to allow citizen initiatives and how the process works in other states
Rob Yablon on CBS 58: Faculty Co-Director Yablon explains how divided government has driven an increase in ballot questions in Wisconsin.
Derek Clinger on WUNC: Senior Staff Attorney Clinger discusses a North Carolina law stripping powers from a newly elected governor.
New York University Law Review: “State Legislative Vetoes and State Constitutionalism” by Miriam Seifter
Explainer: Lame-Duck Power Grabs in North Carolina and Beyond
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Just weeks after North Carolina Democrats won several prominent statewide offices in the 2024 general election, including governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, the Republican-controlled legislature moved …