Marquette Law Review Conferences

Is the Wisconsin State Constitution Obsolete? Toward a Twenty-First Century, Functionalist Assessment

Robert F. Williams

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

On Wisconsin: Some Friendly Constitutional Advice

William A. Niskanen

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

"Neither Peace Nor Uniformity": Local Government in the Wisconsin Constitution

Michael E. Libonati

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tax and Expenditure Limitations and Economic Growth

Steven Deller
Judith I. Stallmann

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Environmentalism and the Wisconsin Constitution

Jason J. Czarnezki

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Constitutional Isolationism and the Limits of State Separation of Powers as a Barrier to Interstate Compacts

Jim Rossi

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

What is "Fair" Partisan Representation, and How Can It Be Constitutionalized? The Case for a Return to Fixed Election Districts

James A. Gardner

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Wisconsin's Constitutional Amendment Habit: A Disease or a Cure?

Joseph A. Ranney

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

State Policy Consequences for Wisconsin's School Districts: Spending Disparities, Finance Formulas, and Revenue Restrictions

Craig Maher
Mark Skidmore
Bambi Statz

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM