Prof. Atiba Ellis, professor of law, discussed Section Two of the Voting Rights Act and how it can be used to challenge restrictive voting measures. “If the provisions can be seen as targeting, and what's more likely, impacting voters of color in this way, a court will be far more skeptical about them under the Voting Rights Act,” Ellis said. “The question that was at issue in the 1960s and has been ever since is, do the laws make minority voters worse off at the end of the day? If they do, Section 2 provides a remedy.”

Story aired on CBS News, April 14, 2021

Dr. Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Dr. Paul Nolette, chair and associate professor of political science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the national sustained interest in Wisconsin elections. 

Story appeared in the Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2021

Franklin also spoke with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for an April 7 story about results from Wisconsin’s general election.

Prof. Michael O’Hear, professor of law, spoke about the right to competent legal representation. “People who are accused of serious crimes have a constitutional right to competent legal representation," O’Hear said. “The right to legal representation may be most important for those individuals who have been accused of committing the most heinous offenses.”

Story appeared on Politifact, March 30, 2021

Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy, wrote about young adults trying to make a difference with Milwaukee students amid the pandemic through initiatives like City Year and College Possible. “It’s challenging but positive, say leaders of each organization and several members of this year’s teams,” Borsuk wrote. “It’s not easy. But you can still connect with students — and sometimes there are even pluses.”   

Story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2021