Morgan Munroe

2 months ago | statecourtreport.org | David Brown |Douglas Keith |Morgan Munroe

The Arkansas Supreme Court is engaged in a public power struggle over who has the ultimate authority to make administrative decisions for the institution — a constitutional confrontation pitting the state’s newly elected chief justice against the majority of her colleagues.

Nov 12, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Douglas Keith |Michael Milov-Cordoba |Eli Savit |Morgan Munroe

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 sat down for interviews with State Court Report. Among the questions we asked them was, “When you were younger, what was your dream career?”The answers were inspiring, illuminating, and surprising. Many of the state high court justices didn’t expect to become lawyers at all.

Nov 7, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Douglas Keith |Michael Milov-Cordoba |Eli Savit |Morgan Munroe

Key judicial races in other states brought an expanded Democratic majority in Michigan and solidified GOP control in Ohio. This post will be updated as results become official. Last updated on November 19, 2024. Voters in 29 states elected justices to 69 seats on their states’ highest courts this fall.