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EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?

No sooner had President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential primary calendar than states began balking

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 15, 2022

ChatGPT, the Latest in AI Software, Still Needs Some Work…

Prompt: Write an essay about Lochner v. New York in the style of David Bernstein Answer: Lochner v. New York is a landmark case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1905. The case involved a challenge to a New York state law that regulated the working…

Reason · Dec 9, 2022

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Appeals court allows New York to keep enforcing new gun law

A federal appeals court panel says New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony didn’t lie on forms about past killing, his lawyer tells ethics panel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony hadn’t withheld vital information from state law enforcement forms that would have revealed he was involved in a fatal shooting when he was a teenager, his attorney argued to a state ethics commission.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Supreme Court conservatives hint they may rule narrowly for GOP in election map dispute

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority hinted Wednesday they may rule narrowly for Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina who are claiming a right to set election maps and rules without review by state courts.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022

After racist LA audio leak, a push for independent redistricting

LOS ANGELES — In response to the city's audio leak scandal, a proposed state law could force Los Angeles to establish an independent redistricting commission, curtailing the City Council's influence over the lines that delineate their districts.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022

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Judge finds Indiana’s Republican attorney general repeatedly violated state law in high-profile abortion case

Indiana AG Todd Rokita unlawfully breached confidentially laws by discussing his investigation into the provider who cared for a 10-year-old rape survivor

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

Kansas justice chides state law school for 'closed' climate

A Kansas Supreme Court justice has resigned in protest from a part-time teaching job at a state law school following what he says was an unsuccessful university attempt to pressure students into canceling an event featuring a leader of a group that opposes LGBTQ rights

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Volokh v. N.Y. A.G.: "New York Can't Target Protected Online Speech by Calling It 'Hateful Conduct'"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression: Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, challenging a new state law that forces websites and apps to address online speech that someone, somewhere finds humiliating or vilifying. The law is titled "Social media…

Reason · Dec 1, 2022

Indiana's AG wants the doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion to be penalized

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who is anti-abortion, alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to authorities and violated patient privacy laws.

WEKU · Nov 30, 2022

Mayor Adams to use broader reading of state law to remove mentally ill from NYC streets

NEW YORK — New York City police and mental health clinicians who engage emotionally disturbed people on streets and subways will now be armed with a much broader interpretation of state law to institutionalize those who pose a risk to themselves or others.

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Donald Trump sued again by writer E. Jean Carroll who accuses him of rape

E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer filed the legal papers minutes after a New York state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022

Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit

A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him Thursday in New York, minutes after a new state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

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Salon · Nov 23, 2022

GOP plans to change law to help DeSantis

Legislature plans to change state law that would require DeSantis to resign if he seeks White House

Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022

Saturday voting upheld in Georgia US Senate runoff

ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied an attempt to stop early voting on Saturday for the U.S. Senate runoff, a ruling that allows counties to open polling places after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 19, 2022

Vote for pot company’s plan to set up at old Rainforest Cafe drags out

The vote for the weed shop was held up Friday night amid a resident’s presentation and constant questioning of the pot firm and its experts who testified at the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Judge allows Saturday voting before US Senate runoff in Georgia

ATLANTA — A judge ruled that Georgia law allows Saturday voting before the runoff for the U.S. Senate, finding that polling places can open even though they follow state holidays on Thanksgiving and the day afterward that years ago honored Robert E. Lee’s birthday.

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The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Tennessee court: Juvenile life sentencing unconstitutional

Tennessee’s Supreme Court has ruled that a state law mandating life sentences for juvenile homicide offenders is unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

E Jean Carroll files fresh defamation lawsuit against Trump under new New York law for adult assault victims

E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit includes a claim of battery against Trump as she plans to test a new state law that gives adult assault victims a chance to file civil lawsuits, even if the statute of limitations expired

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Conservative South Carolina lawmakers sue school district for allegedly teaching 'critical race theory' in violation of law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of ultra conservative South Carolina lawmakers is suing a local school district and its superintendent alleging the district violated a one-year state law that seeks to prohibit schools from teaching concepts associated with "critical race theory."

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2022

Raphael Warnock sues Georgia over early voting restrictions for runoff

State law limits early voting after state holidays, including Thanksgiving and another formerly honoring Confederate general

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Georgia secretary of state's race chosen for required audit

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday that state election officials will conduct an audit of his own race to satisfy an audit requirement added to state law several years ago

Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022

Editorial: Abortion rights triumphed from coast to coast

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, leaving the right to control one’s own body and decision to be a parent to the whims of state lawmakers, it fell to advocates and voters to fight to protect reproductive rights. A record six measures concerning abortion were placed…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022

LA district attorney investigating Sheriff Alex Villanueva after deputies were asked to donate to his campaign

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into whether Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated state law when he solicited campaign donations from deputies, a spokesman for the office said Tuesday.

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