Bryna Godar
SDRI Staff Attorney
Contact
bryna.godar@wisc.edu
608/262-4645
975 Bascom Mall, 9107 Law Building, Madison, WI, USA, 53706-1399
Education
B.A., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
J.D., Harvard Law School
Biography
Bryna Godar is a Staff Attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Bryna joined the Initiative following a clerkship with Judge Jeffrey R. Howard on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She was previously a Legal Fellow with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bryna graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was Vice President/Treasurer of Harvard Law Review. Prior to law school, she worked as a journalist in Wisconsin and Minnesota, reporting primarily on local and state government.
Scholarship & Publications
Law Repository
News & Media
Monday, Mar 24, 2025Bryna Godar Explains April 1 Ballot Amendment
WXOW.comWednesday, Feb 12, 2025Bryna Godar Explains Why Elections Commission Administrator Was Reappointed
The Badger HeraldFriday, Feb 7, 2025Bryna Godar Comments on Ethics Complaint Filed Against Judge Schimel
WUWMThursday, Jan 23, 2025Bryna Godar on Wisconsin's Divided Government Ongoing Power Struggles
Wisconsin Public RadioFriday, Dec 20, 2024Bryna Godar Comments on Referendums in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWednesday, Dec 18, 2024Bryna Godar On Present, Future of Abortion Rulings in Wisconsin Supreme Court
WUWM 89.7 FMWednesday, Dec 18, 2024Bryna Godar Discusses the Current Act 10 Litigation and Likely Outcomes
WUWM 89.7 FMWednesday, Dec 11, 2024Bryna Godar on Discrepancy Between State, Federal Law on Casting Electoral College Votes
Winsconsin WatchMonday, Dec 9, 2024Bryna Godar on an Act 10 Reversal and the Politics of Appeal
PBS WisconsinWednesday, Nov 20, 2024Bryna Godar Comments on the Lawsuit Over Meagan Wolfe’s Expired Appointment
News BreakTuesday, Nov 5, 2024Bryna Godar Discusses Quiet Weaponization of State Judicial Conduct Commissions
The HillThursday, Oct 24, 2024Lawsuits seeking changes to WI voter rolls filed before presidential election. Bryna Godar comments.
Wisconsin Public RadioFriday, Sep 27, 2024Staff Attorney Godar explains current law on drop boxes in Wisconsin after Wausau mayor removes a drop box.
Madison 365Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024Staff Attorney Godar breaks down the potential outcomes of two proposed constitutional amendments on Wisconsin’s August ballot.
WBAYWednesday, Jun 19, 2024Staff Attorney Godar discusses the history of the Wisconsin governor’s unique partial veto powers.
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