The Florida Supreme Court issued three opinions Monday that could have a serious impact on reproductive care in Florida and the 2024 presidential election. One upheld a 15-week abortion ban, and the ...

In the shadow of federal law, some state constitutions address American Indian land, taxation, gaming permissions, voting rights, cultural protection, and governance.

A new law review article offers guidance for state appellate judges interpreting their Eighth Amendment cognates for the first time. Judges, scholars, and practitioners increasingly recognize the ...

Nebraska’s high court ruled the small, specifically defined group could vote in the state. But lawsuits continue across the country.

Voters will decide whether to amend their state constitutions on topics that include voting, abortion, transgender rights, ...

Leading legal thinkers weighed in on the state constitutional rulings our readers should know about from this past year. State courts are free to interpret their constitutions differently — and, ...

A new report analyzes the language and effects of recently adopted amendments protecting reproductive rights and highlights their potential for abortion access and beyond. After the U.S. Supreme Court ...

The North Carolina Supreme Court ended this month three decades of litigation involving funding the state’s public education system. Although the opinion, part of the well-known Leandro group of cases ...

Voters will decide whether to amend their state constitutions or statutes regarding redistricting, voting, firearm access, parental rights, taxes, and more. Voters in six states will consider ballot ...

Campaign finance ballot measures are up for a vote in key states as public frustration with the role of money in politics grows. With vast amounts of money flowing to political candidates and ...

Suggested Citation: Alicia Bannon, Should Courts Strike Down Unconstitutional Ballot Measures Before They Go to Voters? , ...

Abortion-rights ballot measures failed in three other states, including Nebraska, where voters instead amended the constitution to limit abortion access. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in ...