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Dispute over Abortion for Florida Teen Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences
A showdown over parental rights, abortion access, fertility care, and more could follow a recent state court decision.
Rodriguez-Williams v. Johnson
Held that state legislators and anti-abortion organization did not have a right to intervene in an action challenging the constitutionality of state statutes restricting abortion
Barrett v. Montana
Ruled that three 2021 laws regulating universities were unconstitutional, including the “Save Women’s Sports Act” that banned transgender athletes from playing on women’s college teams.
Hogan v. Southern Methodist University
Held that a pandemic era law that protected schools from having to pay monetary damages for changes made to the academic experience did not violate a Texas Constitution clause prohibiting retroactive laws.
Fair Maps Nevada v. Jeng
Nevada Supreme Court held that initiatives seeking to amend the state constitution to create a seven-member redistricting commission charged with drawing the state's legislative and congressional maps were unconstitutional
Vaccines, Religious Freedom, and Parental Rights
Massachusetts’s supreme court ruled last week that the state violated religious freedom guarantees when it vaccinated a child in its custody over parental objections.
Sisolak v. Polymer80
Upheld several statutes relating to bans of “ghost guns” ban, overturning a district court ruling that found the statutes unconstitutionally vague
Nevadans For Reproductive Freedom v. Washington et al.
Rejected a challenge by an anti-abortion group to a proposed ballot initiative that would create state constitutional abortion protections
Jennifer M. Chacón
Jennifer M. Chacón is the Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.
State Courthouses in the ICE Age
The Trump administration’s actions signal a sea change in immigration enforcement and a broader assault on state and local governments.
