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State Court Report is a nonpartisan news source, resource, and commentary hub covering state constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. Visit StateCourtReport.org.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · Nov 15
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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Cases, courts, and constitutions across the 50 states.
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Anthony Sanders @ijsanders.bsky.social · 13h
Chicago folks: I'll be speaking at this as will 2 of my @ij.org colleagues. Come join us!
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SAVE THE DATE: Nov. 6-7, we're hosting a symposium with @brennancenter.org and Northwestern University Law Review exploring the future of state constitutional rights. Virtual and in-person registration options are available, and IL CLE credit is pending for in-person participants. Register today:
The Power of State Constitutional Rights
Judges, practitioners, and scholars explore critical issues facing state courts and constitutions.
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Kasia Szymborski Wolfkot @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social · 13h
Come to our FREE symposium on the power of state constitutions in Chicago, Nov. 6-7! Panels on so many rights:

voting
repro
economic
LGBTQ+
against cruel/unusual punishment

Plus sessions on federalism, barriers to rights vindication, and constitutional amendments.

SEE YOU THERE! 🤸🎉📚
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 15d
SAVE THE DATE: Nov. 6-7, we're hosting a symposium with @brennancenter.org and Northwestern University Law Review exploring the future of state constitutional rights. Virtual and in-person registration options are available, and IL CLE credit is pending for in-person participants. Register today:
The Power of State Constitutional Rights
Judges, practitioners, and scholars explore critical issues facing state courts and constitutions.
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Douglas Keith @douglaskeith.bsky.social · 2d
And if you want to watch all the TV ads in the race, you can find them here:
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Buying Time 2025 - Pennsylvania
This page features Pennsylvania Supreme Court television advertisements from the 2025 election cycle.
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Douglas Keith @douglaskeith.bsky.social · 2d
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...
Everything You Need to Know About Next Month’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Elections in Pennsylvania
Three justices will face an up or down vote in November, the outcome of which is likely to impact the midterms.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 2d
NEW: Deliberation in Philadelphia produced the US Constitution, but it was revolution in the streets that produced PA's founding document. "Born in 1776 at the height of insurrection, [it] broke decisively from colonial governance, offering an unapologetically radical blueprint for democratic life."
Pennsylvania’s Radical Constitution: An Experiment in the Making
From an early embrace of popular sovereignty to current voting decisions that make national news, Pennsylvania’s constitution has long reached beyond the state itself.
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Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 12d
New book excerpt just dropped! Read Yale Professor Judith Resnik's trenchant account of the rise of the modern prison system. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Book Excerpt: Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy
The U.S. prison system violates democratic social orders aiming to lessen racist and class hierarchies. Its development was not inevitable.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 2d
NEW: Nearly half of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court—which could decide important cases about election rules ahead of the 2026 and 2028 elections—is up for reelection next month. @douglaskeith.bsky.social explains this high-stakes retention election that might have flown under your radar.
Everything You Need to Know About Next Month’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Elections in Pennsylvania
Three justices will face an up or down vote in November, the outcome of which is likely to impact the midterms.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 5d
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 5d
In 2019, SCOTUS ruled that federal courts couldn't hear constitutional challenges to partisan gerrymandering, shifting the fight to state courts. Because state law isn't necessarily concerned with nationwide harms from extreme gerrymandering, the legacy of the Rucho decision is a fragmented system.
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Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 6d
Another big month for state supreme court oral arguments. Is there a constitutional right to record law enforcement? Can Texas seek information about PFLAG's membership? Can Michigan deny workers comp to undocumented immigrants? And much more... statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include New York’s Voting Rights Act, investigations of gender-affirming care for minors, and Meta’s challenge to a disclosure law for political ads.
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SXSW EDU @sxswedu.com · 7d
Hear from state constitution super-users @erings.bsky.social, Celina Stewart (@lwvus.bsky.social), @harperseldin.bsky.social (@aclu.org), and Julia Olson (@youthvgov.bsky.social), as they demonstrate how dynamic learning about state constitutions can be in their SXSW EDU Featured Session.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 7d
UPDATE: Thanks to your votes, our panel will be featured in #SXSWEDU this March. Stay tuned for more details...
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 7d
NEW: Check out October's state court oral arguments to watch for, courtesy of @skess108.bsky.social and @erings.bsky.social. Issues on the dockets include NY’s Voting Rights Act, investigations of gender-affirming care for minors, Meta’s challenge to a disclosure law for political ads, and more.
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include New York’s Voting Rights Act, investigations of gender-affirming care for minors, and Meta’s challenge to a disclosure law for political ads.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 8d
The smell of marijuana, on its own, is no longer considered to be evidence of criminal activity in many jurisdictions. Check out Maya Menlo and Erin Van Campen’s latest piece on how state legalization of marijuana is changing search and seizure jurisprudence.
State Legalization of Marijuana Is Changing Search and Seizure Jurisprudence
The smell of marijuana, on its own, is no longer considered to be evidence of criminal activity in many jurisdictions. 
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 8d
NEW: TX is asking NY courts to declare NY's reproductive health care shield law unconstitutional in an attempt to enforce its abortion ban across state lines. @law.ucla.edu's @lindsaywiley.bsky.social lays out a legal case for why NY (and other shield states) can and should reject such overreach.
New York Courts Should Reject Texas’s Attempt to Enforce its Abortion Ban Beyond its Borders
Precedent supports the refusal to enforce out-of-state civil judgments that punish an individual in the name of protecting the public. 
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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · 9d
New from me in @statecourtreport.org @brennancenter.org:

Because Texas’s default judgment against Dr. Carpenter aims to punish her for the protection of public morality & future pregnant patients, embryos & fetuses, NY courts aren’t obligated to recognize it.

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New York Courts Should Reject Texas’s Attempt to Enforce its Abortion Ban Beyond its Borders
Precedent supports the refusal to enforce out-of-state civil judgments that punish an individual in the name of protecting the public.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 12d
NEW: In 2019, the US Supreme Court ruled that federal courts have no authority to address partisan gerrymandering, shifting legal battles about the partisan effect of redistricting to the states. @aliciabannon.bsky.social examines the mixed results of these legal challenges.
The Next Round of Partisan Gerrymandering Fights
An unprecedented cycle of mid-decade redistricting highlights a state-by-state legal patchwork, with significant national implications.
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Lia Ernst @liaernst.bsky.social · 14d
Great working with @statecourtreport.org @brennancenter.org on their awesome 50-state series on our nation’s constitutions!
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 14d
NEW: Vermont's constitution has lasted since 1793, but it was only in 2022 that it was amended to prohibit all forms of slavery and to protect reproductive rights. @acluvermont.bsky.social's @liaernst.bsky.social lays out the history and unique characteristics of the Vermont Constitution.
The Vermont Constitution: Early Grievances, Notable Early Protections, Still Evolving
The state’s constitution has lasted since 1793, but recent changes rid it of the vestiges of slavery and protect reproductive rights.
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Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 14d
Excited that Slate co-published our latest @statecourtreport.org piece, about how state marijuana legalization is impacting search and seizure jurisprudence.
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Slate @slate.com · 14d
The smell of marijuana on its own is no longer considered to be evidence of criminal activity in many jurisdictions. slate.trib.al/gvebUy3
Is the Smell of Weed Probable Cause for a Police Search? Not in These States.
Roughly 45 states and territories permit adults to use marijuana for medical purposes.
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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 15d
For @statecourtreport.org, Diana Kasdan and I wrote about our new report and how state reproductive freedom amendments have the potential to both reshape the landscape of abortion rights and move us closer to reproductive justice.

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The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments
A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 13d
Constitution-making likely evokes a scene of the founding fathers calmly deliberating on how to codify their Enlightenment ideals into the US Constitution. But as @marcusagadson.bsky.social writes in his latest book, excerpted, the history of state constitutions involves violent crisis and failure.
Book Excerpt: Sedition: How America's Constitutional Order Emerged from Violent Crisis 
Throughout history, state constitutional drafting has involved failure and violent crisis and has sometimes torn us apart rather than brought us together.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 14d
A new school choice challenge was filed directly with the Idaho Supreme Court earlier this month. It’s part of a wave of suits alleging that state constitutions restrict state education funding to public schools alone. Aaron Saiger breaks down the litigation strategy deployed to fight school choice.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 14d
NEW: The smell of marijuana, on its own, is no longer considered to be evidence of criminal activity in many jurisdictions. Check out Maya Menlo and Erin Van Campen’s latest piece—co-published by Slate—on how state legalization of marijuana is changing search and seizure jurisprudence.
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Slate @slate.com · 14d
The smell of marijuana on its own is no longer considered to be evidence of criminal activity in many jurisdictions. slate.trib.al/gvebUy3
Is the Smell of Weed Probable Cause for a Police Search? Not in These States.
Roughly 45 states and territories permit adults to use marijuana for medical purposes.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 14d
NEW: Vermont's constitution has lasted since 1793, but it was only in 2022 that it was amended to prohibit all forms of slavery and to protect reproductive rights. @acluvermont.bsky.social's @liaernst.bsky.social lays out the history and unique characteristics of the Vermont Constitution.
The Vermont Constitution: Early Grievances, Notable Early Protections, Still Evolving
The state’s constitution has lasted since 1793, but recent changes rid it of the vestiges of slavery and protect reproductive rights.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 15d
NEW: After Dobbs, voters in ten states enshrined abortion and reproductive rights in their states' constitutions. @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's @cathrencohen.bsky.social and Diana Kasdan analyze how the wording of these amendments impacts their promise and potential to protect reproductive freedom.
The Power of State Reproductive Freedom Amendments
A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond.
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