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A Judicial Flame War [Video]
Also: Stripping power from attorneys general, constitutional constraint of presidential overreach, how the New York Constitution was a reaction to…
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Alicia Bannon
How Not to Criticize a Judge
The Montana Supreme Court recently splintered over internal accusations of partisan bias.
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Alicia Bannon
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State Constitutional Amendments and Abortion Access [Video]
Also: debates over religious charter schools, eroding civil rights in North Carolina, the history of Virginia’s constitution, and more
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Alicia Bannon
Three Years After Dobbs, State Courts Are Defining the Future of Abortion
Litigation across the states is testing how far constitutional amendments can go in protecting or restricting abortion access.
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Alicia Bannon

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State Court Report: 2024’s Most Significant State Constitutional Cases
Legal experts weigh in on the cases everyone should know about
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Alicia Bannon
SCOTUS’s Declining State Criminal Appeals
The disappearance of state criminal appeals from the high court’s docket is profoundly problematic for the rights of criminal defendants and civil…
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Steve Vladeck
State Court Report: Ten states have abortion rights amendments. What happens next?
Plus: Congestion pricing in New York, an intro to the Kansas Constitution, and more
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Alicia Bannon
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