Editorial strategy, audience engagement, partnership development

Strengthening rights via state constitutions: Brennan Center's State Court Report

In 2022, the Brennan Center for Justice needed help launching a new newsletter and resource—State Court Report—to bring attention to state courts and constitutions. The reason: while public attention is typically focused on the U.S. Supreme Court, increasingly, state constitutions are the source of strengthened individual rights on issues such as environmental quality, gender equality, and economic liberty.

I stepped in to manage all aspects of the launch, working with Brennan staff and vendors. This included building the website, establishing editorial systems and an impact-tracking framework. I then developed and executed an ongoing audience-growth strategy, including newsletter development, partnership cultivation, and cross-sector outreach to legal practitioners, law schools, and civic organizations.

State Court Report now reaches more than 50,000 subscribers and has drawn over a million website visitors, establishing itself as a national resource on state constitutional rights. I continue to lead audience-engagement strategy and partnership development for the publication.