Julia R. Livingston

3 weeks ago | statecourtreport.org | Alicia Bannon |Mary Ziegler |Julia R. Livingston |Diana Kasdan

This month marks the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and held that there was no federal constitutional right to abortion. The Court said it was returning decisions about abortion regulation “to the people and their elected representatives.” Strikingly, the decision didn’t mention state courts.

1 month ago | statecourtreport.org | Mary Ziegler |Alicia Bannon |Julia R. Livingston |Diana Kasdan

An intermediate appellate court in Florida teed up a major constitutional clash that could reshape abortion access and state law on parental and fetal rights. The case, Doe v. Uthmeier, began as a run-of-the-mill judicial bypass case — when a minor petitions a court for approval to do something that would usually require parental consent. In the 1970s, in the aftermath of Roe v.

1 month ago | statecourtreport.org | Mary Ziegler |Julia R. Livingston

The Wyoming Supreme Court heard oral arguments this month in an abortion case that could affect litigation in states across the country— touching on whether abortion is health care, when life begins, and more.

2 months ago | statecourtreport.org | Mary Ziegler |Julia R. Livingston

This month’s race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is now officially the most expensive judicial election in history, with total spending topping $100 million. The election attracted the attention of donors from across the political spectrum, including the ACLU Voter Education Fund, George Soros, and Americans for Prosperity.

Mar 26, 2025 | statecourtreport.org | Mary Adkins |Douglas Keith |Julia R. Livingston |Alicia Bannon

State constitutions guarantee equality, freedom from discrimination, fair treatment under the law, and a broad range of other civil rights. Issues that regularly crop up in state court include discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or identity, age, or disability, abuses of power by government actors, as well as the availability of monetary damages for such state constitutional violations.