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Jan 24, 2025 | 
statecourtreport.org | Martha Davis |Mary Ziegler |Alicia Bannon
The New Mexico Supreme Court this month struck down an attempt by conservative activists to create “sanctuary cities for the unborn” — localities that outlaw abortion despite state protections for the procedure. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the issue of abortion access has largely shifted to the state level. New Mexico’s laws are among the most protective of abortion.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | John Surico |Gabriella Sanchez |Miriam Seifter |Martha Davis
As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces she’s reviving the program, litigation over the plan is ongoing. If there’s a window for New York City to implement congestion pricing, it’s narrowing. The reelection of Donald Trump to the White House could spell doom for a proposed charge for motorists entering Manhattan’s Central Business District (below 59th Street), meant to fund $15 billion worth of mass transit upgrades.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Erin Smith |Martha Davis |Douglas Keith |Katie R. Eyer
In February 2024, the Brennan Center for Justice, State Court Report, and the NYU Law Review hosted a symposium dedicated to state constitutional law. Several state supreme court justices who participated in the program sat down for brief interviews with State Court Report. This interview is part of a series of judicial interviews that will be published over the coming months. Wallace B.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Erin Smith |Martha Davis |Douglas Keith |Katie R. Eyer
In February 2024, the Brennan Center for Justice, State Court Report, and the NYU Law Review hosted a symposium dedicated to state constitutional law. Several state supreme court justices who participated in the program sat down for brief interviews with State Court Report. This interview is part of a series of judicial interviews that will be published over the coming months. Wallace B.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Martha Davis |Douglas Keith |Katie R. Eyer |Erin Smith
Maine’s Sunday hunting ban is not unconstitutional under the state’s right-to-food amendment, the state supreme court ruled last month.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Douglas Keith |Katie R. Eyer |Gabe Roth |Martha Davis
In February 2024, the Brennan Center for Justice, State Court Report, and the NYU Law Review hosted a symposium dedicated to state constitutional law. Several state supreme court justices who participated in the program sat down for brief interviews with State Court Report. This interview is part of a series of judicial interviews that will be published over the coming months. Justice Anita Earls was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2018.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Katie R. Eyer |Gabe Roth |Martha Davis |Michael Bobelian
Virtually every law school in the country requires students to take a course in federal constitutional law. Thus, no lawyer will escape law school without exposure to core federal constitutional principles — the separation of powers, federalism, due process of law, and other basic federal doctrines. At a minimum, the standard law school curriculum ensures that all new lawyers will be aware that the federal Constitution exists and is an available tool of legal argument.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Ciara Torres-Spelliscy |Alicia Bannon |Martha Davis |Ting Cheng
The Florida Supreme Court issued three opinions Monday that could have a serious impact on reproductive care in Florida and the 2024 presidential election. One upheld a 15-week abortion ban, and the other two approved the inclusion of proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot — one of those would protect abortion, the other would legalize the use of recreational marijuana for adults. In Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Gabe Roth |Martha Davis |Michael Bobelian |Erin Smith
Revelations that Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito accepted undisclosed gifts from people with business before the Court have shaken public confidence in the institution’s integrity and impartiality. But the crisis of secrecy extends beyond Washington. Far too many states are shielding critical information about their supreme court judges from the public. State supreme courts are more important than ever.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Martha Davis |Michael Bobelian |Nancy Watzman |Erin Smith
In a new feature, State Court Report is previewing upcoming oral arguments in prominent or interesting state court cases. In April, state supreme courts in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Iowa, Utah, and Wisconsin are set to hear oral arguments on issues including restoration of voting rights following a felony conviction, whether a Catholic school should be approved as a public charter school, an abortion “heartbeat” bill, and power struggles between a governor and legislature. Minnesota Voters Alliance v.
