Judge Richard Posner minces no words. In an opinion dated September 4, Judge Posner wrote for a unanimous 7th Circuit panel, affirming the Wisconsin district court’s decision invalidating Wisconsin’s so-called marriage amendment. (I reviewed the district court decision here.) Wisconsin’s case—Wolf v. Walker—was heard with its equivalent from Indiana—Baskin v. Bogan—and both states saw their prohibitions on same-sex marriage crumble.| Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
Democratic state assembly candidates were less popular than either Kamala Harris or Tammy Baldwin this past November. Of the 99 Assembly seats, Baldwin won 50, Harris 49, and actual Democratic candidates 45.| Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
Incumbency advantage is not dead yet, despite the increased nationalization of down ballot elections. Many electors vote a straight ticket, but incumbents of both parties do measurably better than non-incumbents in similar races. This blog post considers the size and impact of incumbency advantage in Wisconsin’s 2022 Assembly races. My analysis finds that candidates running for reelection in wards they already represented improved their vote margin by about 4 points over what we’d expect ...| Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
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