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State Court Report
Cases, courts, and constitutions across the 50 states.
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Hello and welcome to State Court Report, a project of @brennancenter.bsky.social! We’re a nonpartisan news source and commentary hub covering state constitutions and state supreme courts. Plus, we have an amazing database of state court cases. statecourtreport.org
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NEW: Excited to share this report by @milov-cordobam.bsky.social, detailing how legislatures in 2025 targeted judicial independence and sought to inject politics into state courts - at a moment when we are relying on them more than ever to protect our rights. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Legislative Assaults on State Courts in 2025
State legislatures retaliated against state courts that had struck down partisan gerrymanders, safeguarded direct democracy, and exerted independence from state political branches.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Excited to share this report by @milov-cordobam.bsky.social, detailing how legislatures in 2025 targeted judicial independence and sought to inject politics into state courts - at a moment when we are relying on them more than ever to protect our rights. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social & @bgodar.bsky.social 's forthcoming essay for Northwestern U. L. Rev., exploring how state constitutional principles inform permissible state court reforms and highlighting recent legislative efforts at odds with these principles. go.wisc.edu/4fr1x1
Court Reform and State Constitutions
State legislatures regularly propose and enact laws that seek to shape the substantive outcomes of state courts. These measures, including court-packing efforts
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January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social & @bgodar.bsky.social 's forthcoming essay for Northwestern U. L. Rev., exploring how state constitutional principles inform permissible state court reforms and highlighting recent legislative efforts at odds with these principles. go.wisc.edu/4fr1x1
"It’s not unheard of for state prosecutors to go after federal officials. Research by Alicia Bannon...cites a 2001 ruling...that allowed an Idaho prosecutor to indict an FBI agent who’d shot an unarmed woman during the Ruby Ridge raid."
SCR's newsletter essay cited in Robert Reich's substack today🙌
SCR's newsletter essay cited in Robert Reich's substack today🙌
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"It’s not unheard of for state prosecutors to go after federal officials. Research by Alicia Bannon...cites a 2001 ruling...that allowed an Idaho prosecutor to indict an FBI agent who’d shot an unarmed woman during the Ruby Ridge raid."
SCR's newsletter essay cited in Robert Reich's substack today🙌
SCR's newsletter essay cited in Robert Reich's substack today🙌
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And thanks to @ilyasomin.bsky.social for this write-up over at @reason.com! reason.com/volokh/2026/...
More Historical Evidence Showing that the Public Use Clause of the Fifth Amendment Does Not Allow Takings that Transfer Property to Private Parties
NA The Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private "economic development" is…
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January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
And thanks to @ilyasomin.bsky.social for this write-up over at @reason.com! reason.com/volokh/2026/...
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I LOVE these scholarship roundups by @miriamseifter.bsky.social. Check out the latest on state constitutions, federal-state conflicts, election administration, and more in @statecourtreport.org.
NEW: A new semester (and deep freeze) make for a good time to catch up on state public law reading. Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social's roundup of scholarship exploring state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
New Year Scholarship Roundup: Federal-State Conflict, State Courts, and Election Administration
Several new articles explore state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I LOVE these scholarship roundups by @miriamseifter.bsky.social. Check out the latest on state constitutions, federal-state conflicts, election administration, and more in @statecourtreport.org.
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Did you know the majority of cases about the right to bear arms are heard in state court? This is a fascinating discussion of 2025 gun rulings in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and Washington, by @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social & @cisozaki.bsky.social in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Case Trends: State Courts Grapple with Gun Rights
Multiple courts last year upheld state laws that restricted the right to bear arms. Courts also struggled to interpret related U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Did you know the majority of cases about the right to bear arms are heard in state court? This is a fascinating discussion of 2025 gun rulings in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and Washington, by @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social & @cisozaki.bsky.social in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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Virginians could vote on four referendums this year. One would authorize mid-decade redistricting, though a local judge blocked it earlier this week, pending appeal.
The other three would expand voting rights restoration, repeal a ban on gay marriage, and codify abortion rights.
The other three would expand voting rights restoration, repeal a ban on gay marriage, and codify abortion rights.
"It's Time": Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Virginians could vote on four referendums this year. One would authorize mid-decade redistricting, though a local judge blocked it earlier this week, pending appeal.
The other three would expand voting rights restoration, repeal a ban on gay marriage, and codify abortion rights.
The other three would expand voting rights restoration, repeal a ban on gay marriage, and codify abortion rights.
Check out the transcript of our panel from November's "Power of State Constitutional Rights" symposium where experts on voting rights, state courts, and state constitutionalism discussed voting rights and democracy and how those issues play out in state courts and the state constitutional space.
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Check out the transcript of our panel from November's "Power of State Constitutional Rights" symposium where experts on voting rights, state courts, and state constitutionalism discussed voting rights and democracy and how those issues play out in state courts and the state constitutional space.
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"On Wednesday, Waldorf, an OB-GYN and three other Arkansas women who say they were also blocked from getting abortions sued the state in an attempt to strike down its near-total abortion ban," @cartersherman.bsky.social reports.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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‘I was violated and put in extreme danger’: women denied abortions sue over Arkansas ban
Suit filed by Amplify Legal says laws violate constitutional right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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January 29, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"On Wednesday, Waldorf, an OB-GYN and three other Arkansas women who say they were also blocked from getting abortions sued the state in an attempt to strike down its near-total abortion ban," @cartersherman.bsky.social reports.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
NEW: Last year, multiple courts upheld state laws that restricted the right to bear arms. Courts also struggled to interpret SCOTUS's recent 2nd Amendment decisions. Check out the latest in our series on 2025 state constitutional trends from @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social and @cisozaki.bsky.social:
Case Trends: State Courts Grapple with Gun Rights
Multiple courts last year upheld state laws that restricted the right to bear arms. Courts also struggled to interpret related U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
statecourtreport.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
NEW: Last year, multiple courts upheld state laws that restricted the right to bear arms. Courts also struggled to interpret SCOTUS's recent 2nd Amendment decisions. Check out the latest in our series on 2025 state constitutional trends from @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social and @cisozaki.bsky.social:
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Check out SDRI's Faculty Co-Director Miriam Seifter's latest scholarship roundup. @miriamseifter.bsky.social
NEW: A new semester (and deep freeze) make for a good time to catch up on state public law reading. Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social's roundup of scholarship exploring state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
New Year Scholarship Roundup: Federal-State Conflict, State Courts, and Election Administration
Several new articles explore state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
statecourtreport.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Check out SDRI's Faculty Co-Director Miriam Seifter's latest scholarship roundup. @miriamseifter.bsky.social
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Caught in the snowday/first day of teaching backlog:
Thanks to @statecourtreport.org at @brennancenter.org for this chance to discuss some of my research on the "private-use" takings provisions in state constitutions, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...;
Thanks to @statecourtreport.org at @brennancenter.org for this chance to discuss some of my research on the "private-use" takings provisions in state constitutions, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...;
The Path Not Taken in Federal Takings Law
Debates from 19th century state conventions explain why some constitutions allow takings for "private use."
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January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Caught in the snowday/first day of teaching backlog:
Thanks to @statecourtreport.org at @brennancenter.org for this chance to discuss some of my research on the "private-use" takings provisions in state constitutions, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...;
Thanks to @statecourtreport.org at @brennancenter.org for this chance to discuss some of my research on the "private-use" takings provisions in state constitutions, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...;
NEW: Kelo may be settled, but courts continue to grapple w/ limits on eminent domain. Drawing on debates from 19th century state conventions, @maureenebrady.com shows how necessity historically structured private-use takings, offering a framework for thinking about public use today & going forward.
The Path Not Taken in Federal Takings Law
Debates from 19th century state conventions explain why some constitutions allow takings for "private use."
statecourtreport.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
NEW: Kelo may be settled, but courts continue to grapple w/ limits on eminent domain. Drawing on debates from 19th century state conventions, @maureenebrady.com shows how necessity historically structured private-use takings, offering a framework for thinking about public use today & going forward.
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This is exactly right. States CAN play a huge role in immigration enforcement, but it depends on what's allowed under STATE law. There's a bunch of state litigation right now about what kind of cooperation is authorized, which I covered in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This is exactly right. States CAN play a huge role in immigration enforcement, but it depends on what's allowed under STATE law. There's a bunch of state litigation right now about what kind of cooperation is authorized, which I covered in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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States have more power than many people realize to prosecute federal law enforcement for violations of state criminal law. I wrote about the legal framework governing these prosecutions in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
States have more power than many people realize to prosecute federal law enforcement for violations of state criminal law. I wrote about the legal framework governing these prosecutions in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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The office of Texas' Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Tuesday sued a Delaware-based nurse practitioner for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to women in Texas, a new front in a nationwide battle over access to abortion drugs.
Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner to test abortion 'shield law'
The office of Texas' Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Tuesday sued a Delaware-based nurse practitioner for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to women in Texas, a new front in a nationwide battle over access to abortion drugs.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The office of Texas' Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Tuesday sued a Delaware-based nurse practitioner for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to women in Texas, a new front in a nationwide battle over access to abortion drugs.
NEW: When can states prosecute federal agents? While it may not be easy, especially if federal officials impede an investigation, states have more power than people may realize. @aliciabannon.bsky.social breaks down the tools states have to hold federal officials accountable:
When Can States Prosecute Federal Agents?
Federal precedent permits such prosecutions in limited circumstances, but the legal bar remains high.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
NEW: When can states prosecute federal agents? While it may not be easy, especially if federal officials impede an investigation, states have more power than people may realize. @aliciabannon.bsky.social breaks down the tools states have to hold federal officials accountable:
NEW: In the latest in our series of interviews with state supreme court justices, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet discusses equal access to justice, challenges to the rule of law, and her commitment to getting the law right. Check it out:
A Conversation with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet
Dallet discussed equal access to justice, challenges to the rule of law, and her commitment to getting the law right.
statecourtreport.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
NEW: In the latest in our series of interviews with state supreme court justices, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet discusses equal access to justice, challenges to the rule of law, and her commitment to getting the law right. Check it out:
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents has sparked outrage and calls for accountability for federal abuses of power. Learn how states are stepping up to fill the gap in accountability for federal officials who violate the Constitution: go.statecourtreport.org/subscribe.
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents has sparked outrage and calls for accountability for federal abuses of power. Learn how states are stepping up to fill the gap in accountability for federal officials who violate the Constitution: go.statecourtreport.org/subscribe.
NEW: A new semester (and deep freeze) make for a good time to catch up on state public law reading. Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social's roundup of scholarship exploring state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
New Year Scholarship Roundup: Federal-State Conflict, State Courts, and Election Administration
Several new articles explore state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
statecourtreport.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
NEW: A new semester (and deep freeze) make for a good time to catch up on state public law reading. Check out @miriamseifter.bsky.social's roundup of scholarship exploring state power in times of federal-state and interstate conflict.
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I always encourage law students to consider clerkships with state supreme courts! Federal appellate courts have the prestige, but state courts have a varied and interesting caseload, and many state supreme courts work on a cert system, so they pick the cases they think will have significant issues.
NEW: For law students and young attorneys, state supreme court clerkships are among the most exciting jobs available, but the application process can be confusing. @jakemazeitis.bsky.social explains which courts regularly hire term law clerks and roughly how many opportunities might be available.
Who’s Hiring State Supreme Court Clerks?
State-by-state information to aid law students and young attorneys in securing a state clerkship.
statecourtreport.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I always encourage law students to consider clerkships with state supreme courts! Federal appellate courts have the prestige, but state courts have a varied and interesting caseload, and many state supreme courts work on a cert system, so they pick the cases they think will have significant issues.
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NEW: For law students and young attorneys, state supreme court clerkships are among the most exciting jobs available, but the application process can be confusing. @jakemazeitis.bsky.social explains which courts regularly hire term law clerks and roughly how many opportunities might be available.
Who’s Hiring State Supreme Court Clerks?
State-by-state information to aid law students and young attorneys in securing a state clerkship.
statecourtreport.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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With cruelty increasingly the point, “cruel” punishment bans in state constitutions should get even more attention.
My latest explains how state high courts should apply these rights to limit our most severe prison terms: bsky.app/profile/stat...
My latest explains how state high courts should apply these rights to limit our most severe prison terms: bsky.app/profile/stat...
NEW: This year, Michigan’s high court could end one of criminal law’s most shocking injustices: imposing mandatory life-without-parole sentences for people convicted of “felony murder.” Read @kylecbarry.bsky.social’s breakdown of what’s at stake in People v. Langston:
Michigan High Court Could Break New Ground in Limiting Excessive Sentences
Michigan could be the first state to rule that life-without-parole sentences for people convicted of “felony murder” are unconstitutional.
statecourtreport.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
With cruelty increasingly the point, “cruel” punishment bans in state constitutions should get even more attention.
My latest explains how state high courts should apply these rights to limit our most severe prison terms: bsky.app/profile/stat...
My latest explains how state high courts should apply these rights to limit our most severe prison terms: bsky.app/profile/stat...
NEW: This year, Michigan’s high court could end one of criminal law’s most shocking injustices: imposing mandatory life-without-parole sentences for people convicted of “felony murder.” Read @kylecbarry.bsky.social’s breakdown of what’s at stake in People v. Langston:
Michigan High Court Could Break New Ground in Limiting Excessive Sentences
Michigan could be the first state to rule that life-without-parole sentences for people convicted of “felony murder” are unconstitutional.
statecourtreport.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
NEW: This year, Michigan’s high court could end one of criminal law’s most shocking injustices: imposing mandatory life-without-parole sentences for people convicted of “felony murder.” Read @kylecbarry.bsky.social’s breakdown of what’s at stake in People v. Langston:
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Incredible resource! My state supreme court clerkship was an absolutely incredible experience, but the process of getting it was incredibly confusing. This resource is the type of thing I dreamed of when I was a 2L!
NEW: For law students and young attorneys, state supreme court clerkships are among the most exciting jobs available, but the application process can be confusing. @jakemazeitis.bsky.social explains which courts regularly hire term law clerks and roughly how many opportunities might be available.
Who’s Hiring State Supreme Court Clerks?
State-by-state information to aid law students and young attorneys in securing a state clerkship.
statecourtreport.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Incredible resource! My state supreme court clerkship was an absolutely incredible experience, but the process of getting it was incredibly confusing. This resource is the type of thing I dreamed of when I was a 2L!