Over the past 25 years, SLLF has researched and prepared case studies focusing on the actual experiences of state legislative leaders. These cases have been used in SLLF educational programs and are also available to universities as heuristic teaching tools.

• The California Budget Compromise of 2009: Committing and Surviving Political Suicide
• Building a Consensus for Health Care Reform in Massachusetts
• Learning to Lead: Climbing the Learning Curve with Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis
• Effective Leadership in the Face of Legislative Term Limits: Larry Householders`s Legislative Team
• Making the Most of What You Have: The Minority Party Leadership of Senators Harry Meshel (Ohio) and Ben Atchley (Tennessee)
• Managing In A Crisis - Minnesota Representative Dee Long's Tumultuous Year
• Michigan Fiscal Crisis - Downsizing and Partisan Warfare (A)
• Michigan Fiscal Crisis - Downsizing and Partisan Warfare (B)
• Michigan Fiscal Crisis - Downsizing and Partisan Warfare (C)