The Importance of State Courts

Alicia sadges: There's such an symmetry between the role that these courts play and the role that they could play going forward, given to conservative stronghold on the federal bench. And there are so many dramatic and constant instances of the ball being dropped, i guess, especially on the left or on the democraic side. Daniel Treisman: It is true that there have been a lot of sustained efforts on the right to change the rules of appointments and elections in ways that are going to help them.