Douglas Keith

2 weeks ago | brennancenter.org | Douglas Keith

On Friday, federal law enforcement arrested a Wisconsin state judge for allegedly obstructing an immigration arrest at her courthouse. The move is an escalation in the conflict between the Trump administration and local authorities over immigration policies. It also undermines the ability of judiciaries to effectively carry out their duties.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Douglas Keith

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State Court Report is a project of the Brennan Center for Justice. On Friday, federal law enforcement arrested a Wisconsin state judge for allegedly obstructing an immigration arrest at her courthouse. The move is an escalation in the conflict between the Trump administration and local authorities over immigration policies.

1 month ago | statecourtreport.org | Mary Adkins |Douglas Keith |Julia R. Livingston |Alicia Bannon

State constitutions guarantee equality, freedom from discrimination, fair treatment under the law, and a broad range of other civil rights. Issues that regularly crop up in state court include discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or identity, age, or disability, abuses of power by government actors, as well as the availability of monetary damages for such state constitutional violations.

1 month ago | brennancenter.org | Ian Vandewalker |Douglas Keith

The upcoming election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court just became the most expensive judicial race in American history. Thanks to unlimited spending allowed by Citizens United and other court decisions, money is flowing into the race from all over the country. This infusion of national spending risks drowning out voices from within the state.

2 months ago | slate.com | Douglas Keith

Jurisprudence By This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State Court Report is a project of the Brennan Center for Justice. Only two states are holding races this year for spots on their high courts, but the elections involve some of the highest stakes and most expensive judicial contests ever.