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Kalarchik v. State
Montana Supreme Court affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking the state from enforcing policies that prevent transgender residents from updating their driver's licenses or birth certificates to reflect their gender identity
Wren v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Wisconsin Supreme Court held statute granting immunity to health-care providers during the Covid-19 state of emergency did not violate jury trial right
Keenen v. Russ
Oklahoma Supreme Court held unconstitutional, as applied to the state's public employee retirement system, a law requiring state entities to divest from financial companies that "boycott energy companies"
Goodman v. Nemes
Kentucky Supreme Court voided articles of impeachment against a state trial judge and enjoined any further proceedings, finding the legislature lacked the power to impeach the judge based on its disagreement with her rulings
How Are State Judges Selected?
Thirty-eight states use elections as part of their system for choosing high court judges.
Allegheny Reproductive Health v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstated lawsuit challenging constitutionality of ban on Medicaid-funded abortion and held that the ban must survive heightened scrutiny; on remand, lower court found the ban violates the state's equal rights amendment and equal protection guarantee
Kylie Wager Cruz
Kylie Wager Cruz is a senior attorney practicing environmental law with Earthjustice’s Mid-Pacific Office in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Hawaii Constitution: Rooted in Culture and ‘Āina (Land)
With extensive protections for the environment, the Hawaii Constitution is a model for other states’ green amendments and public trust provisions.
In the Matter of Request for Opinion of the Justices
Maine Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion that proposed legislation extending ranked-choice voting to the general elections for governor and the state legislature would, if enacted, violate clauses requiring those positions to be elected by a plurality of all votes
