Religious Women Win Injunction Against Indiana’s Abortion Ban
The decision highlights the potential of religious liberty claims to fight abortion restrictions.
Cases, Courts, and Constitutions Across the 50 States
State Constitutions Could Bar State and Local Police Collaboration with ICE
Case law in multiple states suggests state and local officials who cooperate in federal abuses might run afoul of their own state constitutions.
The Other Declarations of 1776
A number of states adopted constitutions, including Declarations of Rights, the same year the nation was born.
U.S. Supreme Court Asserts New Shadow Docket Powers Over State Courts
A stay granted in a New York redistricting case expands the Supreme Court’s emergency docket to encompass countless state court rulings.
Texas Two-Steps Away from Government Lawyer Accountability, Montana Does not Follow
The Texas high court cited separation-of-powers concerns when stripping a state disciplinary commission of the authority to pursue certain grievances against executive branch lawyers.
Commentary
Earning a Living in Arizona’s History
A recent oral argument portends Arizona may be the latest state to reject lockstepping with the federal rational basis test in economic liberties cases.
Texas Parental Rights Amendment Threatens to Invalidate Child Abuse Laws
During oral arguments in a child abuse case, some Texas Supreme Court justices seemed open to the possibility that the amendment protected parental violence against children.