My new favorite show title. Too bad Central Time On WPR only had me on for their second segment.😀 wpr.org/listen/1976761

Valuable attention to state legislatures this week, including Jane Mayer on gerrymandering and unrepresentative policies and The Argument on antidemocratic statehouses. These phenomena are also important to legal doctrine /1 nyti.ms/3JZUZDr bit.ly/3dm3mN0

Although some still think that it's possible to overturn the 2020 election results in Wisconsin, our affiliates @uwkenmayer and Rob Yablon make clear for Wisconsin State Journal that it will never happen. madison.com/news/local/gov…

Fascinating, important decision just out from the North Carolina Supreme Court: the state constitution limits the power of an unconstitutionally gerrymandered legislature to initiate amendments to the state constitution. appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=1&…

‼️ Major NC Supreme Ct. opinion today--NC NAACP v. Moore. Court holds that NC’s constitution limits the power an unconstitutionally gerrymandered legislature to propose state constitutional amendments. Our explainer⬇️ 1/

🧵 on direct democracy in Michigan: what happened and what's next after Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether two citizen-proposed amendments to MI Constitution qualify for fall ballot. (1/20)

WI Supreme Court today hears the first arguments of its 2022-23 term. The lead-off case raises important questions about how the WI constitution gets amended. Our summary ⬇️

Breaking news from Michigan: The MI Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision ordered the “Reproductive Freedom For All” measure to be placed on the ballot after the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked last week over alleged spacing issues in the text of the proposal. Thread below. 1/7

🔎Moore v. Harper has gotten the spotlight, but this week the NC Supreme Ct will hear two other election cases: one on NC’s voter ID law & one (an extension of Moore) on the state’s electoral maps. Explainers here: go.wisc.edu/x4bhk2 & go.wisc.edu/l0vl01 (1/13)

I'm excited to moderate this event on direct democracy tomorrow -- featuring Illinois Law dean Vikram Amar, BISC executive director Chris Melody Fields, and Stanford professor Bruce Cain, co-hosted with Elections Research Center. Join us in person or online!

Today we filed an amicus brief of state constitutional law scholars in Moore v. Harper, the big SCOTUS case on the “independent state legislature” theory. A quick 🧵 on the case and our brief ⬇️. go.wisc.edu/60784b 1/8

Hot off the presses: Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue on Interpretation in the States! Questions about state constitutional/statutory/regulatory interpretation often fly under the radar, even as so many important cases are being decided by state courts. wlr.law.wisc.edu/volume-2022-no… More ⬇️1/

Ohio’s lame duck General Assembly is considering a proposal (HJR6) that would leave Ohio with one of the nation’s most restrictive initiative systems. Our full analysis here: go.wisc.edu/5m5i62 Thread 👇1/

Behind the NY Senate committee's historic rejection of Gov. Hochul's Chief Judge nominee is a story about norms in judicial selection. As attention shifts to state courts, understanding these norms and how they change is essential. statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/explainers/202…

Gerrymandering has been a major issue in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. On WPR, Faculty Co-Director Rob Yablon discusses what the election might mean for the state's electoral maps.

📣 Come work with us at the State Democracy Research Initiative (State Democracy Research Initiative) at University of Wisconsin Law School! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/staff-att…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term just ended, playing out quietly amid a heated judicial election—and revealing clues about the court’s work in the year to come. Read our review of this term (and preview of the next) here: go.wisc.edu/9028ro

NEW: We at State Democracy Research Initiative are excited to share new resources on state constitutions!!⬇️ democracyprinciple.law.wisc.edu & 50constitutions.org