State Legislatures
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 …
Bryna Godar in Votebeat Wisconsin: Staff Attorney Godar explains how a conflict between state and federal election timelines could be resolved.
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, …
Wisconsin Supreme Court – LeMieux v. Evers Amicus Brief Filed
LeMieux v. Evers – Amicus Brief, Wisconsin Supreme Court On September 17, the State Democracy Research Initiative filed an amicus brief on behalf of Columbia Law School Professor Richard Briffault in LeMieux v. Evers, a case before …