Alice Clapman

Alice Clapman is a senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice.

Contributions

Arizona and North Dakota Voters Reject Efforts to Curb Direct Democracy 

Lawmakers asked voters to surrender some of their power to place issues directly on state ballots. Voters refused.

Direct Democracy Under Attack 

Courts in Utah and Michigan recently blocked legislative assaults on the ballot initiative process. 

Abortion Cases Take Originalism Debate to the States

In striking down an abortion ban in South Carolina and upholding one in Idaho, state high courts are grappling with the use of history in constitutional interpretation.

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