PDF Available Here On October 4, the State Democracy Research Initiative submitted an amici curiae brief on behalf of Professors Richard E. Levy and Stephen R. McAllister of the University of Kansas School of Law …
Voting and Elections
Explainer: State Constitutional Standards for Adjudicating Challenges to Restrictive Voting Laws
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Last Updated: February 3, 2025 State constitutions are distinct from the U.S. Constitution in many ways—not least of which is their commitment to popular sovereignty, majority rule, and …
Derek Clinger in the Columbus Dispatch: Senior Staff Attorney Clinger comments on Ohio General Assembly’s threat to repeal proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana
Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States
Events | State Democracy Research Initiative
On July 11th, 2023, the State Democracy Research Initiative and the University’s Elections Research Center kicked off our Election Matters 2023-24 series with a panel entitled “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States.”
Derek Clinger in ProPublica: Senior Staff Attorney Clinger comments on Georgia’s voter challenge process
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Montana Supreme Court – Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen Amicus Brief Filed
Featured, Briefs | State Democracy Research Initiative
On Friday, our faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon submitted an amicus brief with other legal scholars in the Montana Supreme Court.
Dustin Brown in The Post Crescent: Senior Staff Attorney Brown comments on the current state of WEC Commissioner Meagan Wolfe’s renomination
In the News | <The Post Crescent
Moore v. Harper and the Purcell Principle
Featured, Explainers | State Democracy Research Initiative
Commentary on Moore v. Harper has not yet focused on how the Purcell principle might shape what comes next.
Rob Yablon in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Professor Yablon explains what the outcome of Moore v. Harper could mean for Wisconsin
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Rob Yablon in the Wisconsin State Journal: Professor Yablon discusses the Wisconsin Senate’s attempt to hold a confirmation hearing for top Wisconsin election official
In the News | Wisconsin State Journal