Miriam Seifter
@miriamseifter.bsky.social
Law Professor at Wisconsin Law; Faculty Co-Director @UWLawDemocracy
My latest scholarship roundup up for @statecourtreport.org covers interesting new work on state constitutions, state courts, federalism, and more. (Sorry to report that it’s the back-to-school edition!)
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Back-to-School Scholarship Roundup: State Courts, Constitutional Law, and Federalism
Recent books and law review articles discuss voter disenfranchisement, separation of church and state, and much more.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest scholarship roundup up for @statecourtreport.org covers interesting new work on state constitutions, state courts, federalism, and more. (Sorry to report that it’s the back-to-school edition!)
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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Can states criminally prosecute wrongdoing by federal officials? Can states authorize people to bring civil damages actions against federal officials who act unconstitutionally? We explore these questions in two new explainers. 1/ go.wisc.edu/yb8t55
Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach
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 of options. In a series ...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Can states criminally prosecute wrongdoing by federal officials? Can states authorize people to bring civil damages actions against federal officials who act unconstitutionally? We explore these questions in two new explainers. 1/ go.wisc.edu/yb8t55
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New: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an 1849 law on abortion was impliedly repealed by later abortion legislation, so it no longer operates as a ban on abortion.
Read the opinion here: www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
Read the opinion here: www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an 1849 law on abortion was impliedly repealed by later abortion legislation, so it no longer operates as a ban on abortion.
Read the opinion here: www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
Read the opinion here: www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
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State court clerkships often fly under the radar. That's why @statecourtreport.bsky.social released a new resource identifying clerkship opportunities from 19 states and over 95 justices. We have info on application requirements, deadlines, etc. Check it out! statecourtreport.org/state-judici...
State Judicial Clerkship Resource
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April 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
State court clerkships often fly under the radar. That's why @statecourtreport.bsky.social released a new resource identifying clerkship opportunities from 19 states and over 95 justices. We have info on application requirements, deadlines, etc. Check it out! statecourtreport.org/state-judici...
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📣 UW Law School's State Democracy Research Initiative is hiring! We’re searching for a program coordinator to support SDRI in all aspects of its work, from events to communications and research support. Apply here: go.wisc.edu/6p0b3n
Program Coordinator, State Democracy Research Initiative - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary:
-Serves as the Initiative's administrative point person, handles all matters related to logistics, planning, scheduling, and record-keeping;-Monitors and analyzes current events and bri...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📣 UW Law School's State Democracy Research Initiative is hiring! We’re searching for a program coordinator to support SDRI in all aspects of its work, from events to communications and research support. Apply here: go.wisc.edu/6p0b3n
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Reminder to check out our event today on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 3 p.m. CT at UW Law or online. Panelists include @bcburden.bsky.social, Michael Kang, and @yeargain.bsky.social, with @miriamseifter.bsky.social moderating. (Approved for WI and MN CLE.)
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Understanding State Supreme Court Elections: Wisconsin & Beyond
A moderated panel featuring leading experts in judicial elections and campaign dynamics.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reminder to check out our event today on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, 3 p.m. CT at UW Law or online. Panelists include @bcburden.bsky.social, Michael Kang, and @yeargain.bsky.social, with @miriamseifter.bsky.social moderating. (Approved for WI and MN CLE.)
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
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Amidst all the chaos, was delighted to get these in the mail. My latest, Some Realism About Criminal Justice Localism now in print from U Penn Law Review! scholarship.law.upenn.edu/penn_law_rev...
March 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Amidst all the chaos, was delighted to get these in the mail. My latest, Some Realism About Criminal Justice Localism now in print from U Penn Law Review! scholarship.law.upenn.edu/penn_law_rev...
Still time to apply for our open positions at SDRI — please share widely!
We're hiring! There's still time to apply for our open positions! Deadline is March 16.
We’re hiring! SDRI is searching for a Legal Director and a Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney. Read more about these positions and apply here:
Legal Director posting: go.wisc.edu/d0fq8t
Senior Staff Attorney/Staff Attorney posting: go.wisc.edu/37e3w9
Legal Director posting: go.wisc.edu/d0fq8t
Senior Staff Attorney/Staff Attorney posting: go.wisc.edu/37e3w9
March 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Still time to apply for our open positions at SDRI — please share widely!
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It's another big month for state supreme court oral arguments. Courts will be hearing cases re: a voter-approved minimum wage increase, a challenge to a near-total abortion ban & more. Check out @statecourtreport.bsky.social's round-up of arguments to watch for. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in March
Issues on the dockets include controversial ballot counting rules, a minimum wage hike, and “dark money” contributions.
statecourtreport.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's another big month for state supreme court oral arguments. Courts will be hearing cases re: a voter-approved minimum wage increase, a challenge to a near-total abortion ban & more. Check out @statecourtreport.bsky.social's round-up of arguments to watch for. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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Here's a list of user-friendly resources about state courts and constitutions, like:
-an interactive map on abortion rights
-a curated database of important state constitutional rulings & briefs
-details on judicial financial disclosures
and way more
@statecourtreport.bsky.social
-an interactive map on abortion rights
-a curated database of important state constitutional rulings & briefs
-details on judicial financial disclosures
and way more
@statecourtreport.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's a list of user-friendly resources about state courts and constitutions, like:
-an interactive map on abortion rights
-a curated database of important state constitutional rulings & briefs
-details on judicial financial disclosures
and way more
@statecourtreport.bsky.social
-an interactive map on abortion rights
-a curated database of important state constitutional rulings & briefs
-details on judicial financial disclosures
and way more
@statecourtreport.bsky.social
Come work with our amazing team!
We’re hiring! SDRI is searching for a Legal Director and a Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney. Read more about these positions and apply here:
Legal Director posting: go.wisc.edu/d0fq8t
Senior Staff Attorney/Staff Attorney posting: go.wisc.edu/37e3w9
Legal Director posting: go.wisc.edu/d0fq8t
Senior Staff Attorney/Staff Attorney posting: go.wisc.edu/37e3w9
Legal Director - State Democracy Research Initiative - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary:
The Legal Director's precise portfolio can be tailored to their interests and experience, but we anticipate that their work will primarily involve guiding our amicus brief strategy and ...
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February 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Come work with our amazing team!
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A politician, a legal advocate, and a law professor walk into a room... Looking forward to this lunchtime event sponsored by @floersheimercenter.bsky.social w/ AL Rep. Ensler, Susan Lerner, and @miriamseifter.bsky.social!
Please join Phillip Ensler, Susan Lerner (@ourcommoncause.bsky.social), and Miriam Seifter @miriamseifter.bsky.social (Professor @law.wisc.edu) who, with @cardozolaw.bsky.social's own Professor Codrington @wuc3.bsky.social, will discuss ballot measures, direct democracy, and state level changes!
February 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A politician, a legal advocate, and a law professor walk into a room... Looking forward to this lunchtime event sponsored by @floersheimercenter.bsky.social w/ AL Rep. Ensler, Susan Lerner, and @miriamseifter.bsky.social!
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Join us for “Understanding State Supreme Court Elections: Wisconsin and Beyond” Friday, March 7 at 3pm CT, at the UW Law School or online. Panelists include @bcburden.bsky.social, Michael Kang, and @yeargain.bsky.social, with @miriamseifter.bsky.social moderating.
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Understanding State Supreme Court Elections: Wisconsin & Beyond
A moderated panel featuring leading experts in judicial elections and campaign dynamics.
go.wisc.edu
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join us for “Understanding State Supreme Court Elections: Wisconsin and Beyond” Friday, March 7 at 3pm CT, at the UW Law School or online. Panelists include @bcburden.bsky.social, Michael Kang, and @yeargain.bsky.social, with @miriamseifter.bsky.social moderating.
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
Register here: go.wisc.edu/96y654
New casebook! State Constitutional Law: Cases and Principles, by Jessica Bulman-Pozen and me, will be published by Foundation Press this spring and ready for fall classes! We’re happy to chat with anyone who’s thinking of teaching the class.
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New casebook! State Constitutional Law: Cases and Principles, by Jessica Bulman-Pozen and me, will be published by Foundation Press this spring and ready for fall classes! We’re happy to chat with anyone who’s thinking of teaching the class.
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I'm excited to share NYU Law Review's new symposium issue, which came out of @brennancenter.bsky.social & @statecourtreport.bsky.social's February conference The Promise & Limits of State Constitutions. It's a who's who of top scholars discussing state con law. /1 nyulawreview.org/issues/volum...
Volume 99, Number 6 Archives - NYU Law Review
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January 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm excited to share NYU Law Review's new symposium issue, which came out of @brennancenter.bsky.social & @statecourtreport.bsky.social's February conference The Promise & Limits of State Constitutions. It's a who's who of top scholars discussing state con law. /1 nyulawreview.org/issues/volum...
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1/@statecourtreport.bsky.social asked leading thinkers: What's the most important 2024 state constitutional case? The replies paint a complex but hopeful picture
@leahlitman.bsky.social @yeargain.bsky.social @dbrodriguez.bsky.social @miriamseifter.bsky.social
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@leahlitman.bsky.social @yeargain.bsky.social @dbrodriguez.bsky.social @miriamseifter.bsky.social
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2024’s Most Significant State Constitutional Cases
Legal experts identified the most important cases that advanced state constitutional rights this year.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM
1/@statecourtreport.bsky.social asked leading thinkers: What's the most important 2024 state constitutional case? The replies paint a complex but hopeful picture
@leahlitman.bsky.social @yeargain.bsky.social @dbrodriguez.bsky.social @miriamseifter.bsky.social
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
@leahlitman.bsky.social @yeargain.bsky.social @dbrodriguez.bsky.social @miriamseifter.bsky.social
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Check out the latest features on 50constitutions.org, and follow @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social for more updates!
🚨50 Constitutions Update🚨
Our latest update to 50constitutions.org adds tracking constitutional change features to 9 states!
These tools allow users to explore a state's full amendment history.
(Additional states coming in 2025!)
Our latest update to 50constitutions.org adds tracking constitutional change features to 9 states!
These tools allow users to explore a state's full amendment history.
(Additional states coming in 2025!)
December 11, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Check out the latest features on 50constitutions.org, and follow @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social for more updates!
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Many thanks to @rickhasen.bsky.social for hosting these posts on the new Oxford Handbook of American Election Law, heroically edited by Gene Mazo. It’s a superb volume with a whopping 44(!) chapters. Mine focuses on the U.S. campaign industry.
ELB Book Corner: Robert Yablon, “The Campaign Industry,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024). electionlawblog.org?p=147655
ELB Book Corner: Robert Yablon, “The Campaign Industry,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024). #ELB
I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The s...
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December 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Many thanks to @rickhasen.bsky.social for hosting these posts on the new Oxford Handbook of American Election Law, heroically edited by Gene Mazo. It’s a superb volume with a whopping 44(!) chapters. Mine focuses on the U.S. campaign industry.
The annual Wisconsin Law Review issue on public law in the states is live! Great essays by @oldfatherc.bsky.social, @kmtani.bsky.social, @slwashington.bsky.social, @chrisjwalker.bsky.social, @robyablon.bsky.social and @derekclinger.bsky.social, and more. Wlr.law.wisc.edu/volume-2024-no-5/
Volume 2024, No. 5
The Role of State Justices in Advancing State Constitutional Law: Some Thoughts from Colorado by Jake Mazeitis & Hon. Melissa Hart; Constitutional and Administrative Innovation Through State Labor Law...
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November 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The annual Wisconsin Law Review issue on public law in the states is live! Great essays by @oldfatherc.bsky.social, @kmtani.bsky.social, @slwashington.bsky.social, @chrisjwalker.bsky.social, @robyablon.bsky.social and @derekclinger.bsky.social, and more. Wlr.law.wisc.edu/volume-2024-no-5/
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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down current legislative maps as violating the WI Constitution’s contiguity requirement.
www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
www.wicourts.gov
December 22, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down current legislative maps as violating the WI Constitution’s contiguity requirement.
www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
So many terrific essays in this special issue—check them out!
📣Now available: Wisconsin Law Review Special Issue on Public Law in the States! wlr.law.wisc.edu/volume-2023-... This year, states stepped into the spotlight, but they’ve long been doing the heavy lifting in the U.S. legal system. These essays explore issues of state public law and state courts.
December 15, 2023 at 5:24 PM
So many terrific essays in this special issue—check them out!
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Faculty co-directors @miriamseifter.bsky.social & @robyablon.bsky.social filed an amicus brief with other scholars today in WI's redistricting case, arguing that the WI Constitution’s core democratic commitments and separation-of-powers principles require new legislative maps.
go.wisc.edu/9jg795
go.wisc.edu/9jg795
Wisconsin Supreme Court – Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission Amicus Brief Filed
On November 8, the State Democracy Research Initiative’s faculty co-directors Miriam Seifter and Rob Yablon filed an amicus brief along with five other legal scholars in Clarke v. Wisconsin Electi...
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November 8, 2023 at 8:15 PM
Faculty co-directors @miriamseifter.bsky.social & @robyablon.bsky.social filed an amicus brief with other scholars today in WI's redistricting case, arguing that the WI Constitution’s core democratic commitments and separation-of-powers principles require new legislative maps.
go.wisc.edu/9jg795
go.wisc.edu/9jg795
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Many thanks to UW Law School’s alumni magazine, the Gargoyle, for recognizing our work at the State Democracy Research Initiative. Check out the story here:
gargoyle.law.wisc.edu/2023/10/weig...
gargoyle.law.wisc.edu/2023/10/weig...
Weight of the States
State Democracy Research Initiative leads the way in focusing attention, creating resources and building community.
gargoyle.law.wisc.edu
November 7, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Many thanks to UW Law School’s alumni magazine, the Gargoyle, for recognizing our work at the State Democracy Research Initiative. Check out the story here:
gargoyle.law.wisc.edu/2023/10/weig...
gargoyle.law.wisc.edu/2023/10/weig...
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Today, the Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments in League of Women Voters v. Schwab--a challenge under the KS Constitution to absentee voting restrictions.
We filed an amicus brief for two Kansas law profs who urge strict scrutiny of the laws. Read here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
We filed an amicus brief for two Kansas law profs who urge strict scrutiny of the laws. Read here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
Kansas Supreme Court – League of Women Voters v. Schwab Brief Filed
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 in a l...
statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu
November 3, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Today, the Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments in League of Women Voters v. Schwab--a challenge under the KS Constitution to absentee voting restrictions.
We filed an amicus brief for two Kansas law profs who urge strict scrutiny of the laws. Read here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
We filed an amicus brief for two Kansas law profs who urge strict scrutiny of the laws. Read here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...
I’m looking forward to moderating this panel on Friday — join us in person or online!
We're excited for our next panel discussion: State Constitutions and Climate Change, on Oct. 27 at 3:00pm, featuring Justice Michael Wilson, Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Prof. Shelley Welton, and @jadler1969.bsky.social, with @miriamseifter.bsky.social moderating.
Register here: t.co/LPxxx7NGF9
Register here: t.co/LPxxx7NGF9
Panel Discussion: State Constitutions and Climate Change
Panel addressing the role of state constitutions and institutions in addressing climate change.
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October 24, 2023 at 12:23 AM
I’m looking forward to moderating this panel on Friday — join us in person or online!