There aren't many people in the country who know more about judicial elections than @douglaskeith.bsky.social @brennancenter.org. Read his analysis of the upcoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court election in @statecourtreport.org. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

And if you want to watch all the TV ads in the race, you can find them here:
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's jurisprudence is... complicated! But with nearly half the court up for retention election next month, the money is still pouring in. More @statecourtreport.org: statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

I hope you can join us at The Power of State Constitutional Rights, a symposium on Nov 6-7 in Chicago, organized by @brennancenter.org & Northwestern Law Review. We'll be hearing from judges, scholars and practitioners about the future of state con law. RSVP below! brennan.swoogo.com/stateconstit...

As manager of @statecourtreport.org's case database at the @brennancenter.org, I'm rolling out a series discussing trends we're seeing in our database cases. Read the first of the series here, and find out what state courts are saying in response to challenges to Covid-19 era government policies 👇👇

As the judges explain in the brief, immigration arrests at state courts disrupt court proceedings and have a chilling effect on court access that makes it impossible for courts to serve their communities.

We were proud to support the judges in filing this brief with our co-counsel Levine Lee.

The Trump Administration sued New York challenging a state law prohibiting immigration arrests at state courts. Today eight former New York judges, including the former Chief Judge and Chief Administrative Judge, filed an amicus brief defending the law

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EDUCATORS: Help us bring an expert panel of "state constitution superusers" to SXSU EDU 2026 to demonstrate how dynamic learning about state constitutions can be! Head to the @sxswedu.com Panel Picker and vote for “How State Constitutions Empower and Protect Youth" before August 24. ‪

The Supreme Court has yet again used the shadow docket to bless one of the president's power grabs, with little to no explanation or reasoning except to cite an earlier shadow docket decision. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Why did I write about state court pushback to the Dred Scott decision? Because President Trump’s January 2025 Executive Order directly cited the Dred Scott decision when he took aim at birthright citizenship. And we could see state courts pushback against the Supreme Court again. I'll explain. /1

If your Friday is going too well, here's an article I wrote about executions surging and states killing people in increasingly gruesome ways.

There have also been instances of likely innocent people being executed—over prosecutors' or lawmakers' objections. @statecourtreport.org @slate.com

BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court said today that an 1849 ‘zombie’ law does not ban abortions, contrary to arguments by state Republicans. During oral arguments, one justice said attempts to apply the 175-year-old law in the present day was a sign of "a world gone mad."

NEW: Our latest essay spotlighting state constitutions comes from Steven Steinglass, who dives deep into the history that shaped the Ohio Constitution—including major events in 2023 and 2024—and the uncertainty of its future.

"If the government has any interest in keeping communities safe, it can heed the calls of those judges, prosecutors, and court administrators who have said clearly: Keep immigration enforcement out of courts and let judges do their jobs." The latest from @douglaskeith.bsky.social:

“Judges simply cannot do their jobs — and our justice system cannot function effectively — if victims, defendants, witnesses, and family members do not feel secure in accessing the courthouse.”

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NEW: Today's arrest of a Wisconsin judge came out of ICE policy changes that dramatically increased the frequency of immigration arrests in courthouses. This set federal law enforcement on a collision course with state courts, @douglaskeith.bsky.social explains. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

My @statecourtreport.bsky.social colleague @douglaskeith.bsky.social in @slate.com on today’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

Back in 2018, nearly a hundred judges wrote to the Trump Admin to say that when ICE shows up to courthouses it scares away people who need to access the courts to keep them and their communities safe: 2/2

Arresting a judge for something like this is dangerous and wrong. We know that ICE's presence in courthouses makes our communities less safe. 1/2

BREAKING: the district court just granted our request to block part of Trump's executive order on voting while our case proceeds! Trump ordered the Election Assistance Commission to require a passport or other similar document to register to vote using the federal form.

Big news from SCOTUSBlog! But just a reminder that 95% of cases are filed in STATE court. Stay on top of what's happening and sign up for State Court Report here: go.statecourtreport.org/subscribe

🚨The warning lights are blinking red after a federal court concluded today that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt for the "willful disregard" of a court order. Here’s what happened and why it matters. 1/

I know the Wisconsin Supreme Court election feels like 3 years ago at this point, but we just did our post-election update to the spending and now count more than $100 million in the race

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NEW: The April edition of @skess108.bsky.social & @erings.bsky.social s.bsky.social's state court oral argument roundup is here, with issues on the docket including parental rights under now-defunct same-sex marriage bans, NYC’s emissions caps for big buildings, and more.