In 2024, New Yorkers adopted an Amendment that expanded the state constitution’s Equal Protection Clause to bar discrimination based on ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, pregnancy status, reproductive healthcare & more.
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North Carolina's 2024 Supreme Court race took 6 months of litigation to resolve, while some worry that similar post-election challenges could affect control of Congress. But state supreme courts have tools to prevent this.
Learn more in our new explainer: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/how...
Join us for "Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States" on Wednesday, July 8, at 3 pm CT at the Madison Public Library or online via Zoom. This annual panel will discuss significant democracy-related cases at both the state and federal levels.
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Litigation over election results serves an important role in legitimizing the democratic process, but when these challenges drag on for months, they can…
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Staff attorney @bgodar.bsky.social's article, Disenfranchisement Creep, came out Friday in the Virginia Law Review. She argues that state constitutions impose limits on criminal and capacity-based disenfranchisement and surveys the ways states exceed those limits. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
As states explore options for addressing federal corruption, state criminal laws may offer one avenue. We've added an appendix of existing laws to our report here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/sta...
For decades, ICE limited enforcement operations at locations like schools and hospitals. Both Trump Administrations rescinded those guidelines. @harrisonstark.bsky.social discusses states & localities’ ability to adopt their own policies in a new report: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/can...
State courts are encountering a new type of “vote dilution” claim, which asserts that certain election practices are unconstitutional because they increase the hypothetical risk of voter fraud, and thus dilute the weight of “legal” ballots. Our latest Report unpacks these claims: go.wisc.edu/n9nk35
Mail voting is under unprecedented federal pressure ahead of the 2026 midterms. From the White House to the Supreme Court to Congress, the threats to this widely used form of voting are mounting. Our new Explainer explores what's happening and what states can do about it: go.wisc.edu/622s38
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There is still time to register for our panel event, "The Work of State Supreme Courts", happening tomorrow morning!
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Federal laws and institutions have long played a central role in addressing public corruption. This report considers the potential for states to play a…
For decades, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) limited enforcement operations at so-called “sensitive locations” like courthouses, schools, or…
State courts are encountering a new type of “vote dilution” claim, which asserts that certain election rules or practices are unconstitutional because…
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Mail voting is under unprecedented federal pressure heading into the 2026 midterm elections. From the White House to the Supreme Court to Congress, a…
Join us for "The Work of State Supreme Courts" on May 29, from 9-10:30 am, featuring state supreme court justices from across the country!
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Join us for "The Work of State Supreme Courts" on May 29, from 9-10:30 am, featuring state supreme court justices from across the country!
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