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Janine Geske on the 'independent state legislature theory'

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

December 2, 2022

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Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske explains why she joined a brief opposing a case in the U.S. Supreme Court that argues state legislatures have sole authority to set election rules.

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