Cases, Courts, and Constitutions Across the 50 States

How the Constitution Constrains Presidential Overreach Against the States 

Existing “anti-commandeering” doctrine is one avenue to challenge abuses of presidential power, but stronger arguments are rooted in the Constitution’s separation of powers. 

Three Years After Dobbs, State Courts Are Defining the Future of Abortion

Litigation across the states is testing how far constitutional amendments can go in protecting or restricting abortion access.

The Strange Legal Standard Eroding Civil Rights In North Carolina

In a string of recent cases, the North Carolina Supreme Court has demanded claimants prove that statutes are “unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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