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8 Apr 2018, 2:46 am by Steve Lubet
Three Republican members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have introduced a bill calling on the legislature to debate secession from the Union in the event that the federal government begins messing with their guns: The general assembly shall convene to consider whether to secede from the United States based upon the federal government's unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution if the federal government… [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 2:17 pm by Kevin LaCroix
I previously have criticized the increasing willingness of legislatures and even courts to impose criminal liability on corporate officials in the absence of culpability. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 4:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Legislature seems intent on keeping Houston attorney Mark Bennett busy beating down unconstitutional statutes in an ongoing game of whack-a-mole. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 10:30 am by Bill Raftery
Arizona HCR 2033 (Constitutional Amendment) Provides state’s courts shall not consider, enforce or otherwise incorporate into any decision on the merits the legal precepts of other nations or cultures that run counter to the laws of this state unless expressly ratified by bicameralism and presentment in the state legislature or duly ratified as a treaty by the Senate of the United States. [read post]
22 Nov 2020, 5:05 pm by Elizabeth McElvein
State law specifies that members of the board are appointed by the governor, confirmed by the state Senate, and serve for four years. [read post]
9 Jul 2009, 2:12 pm
  Senators originally were chosen by state legislatures rather than through direct popular election. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 8:03 am
Garfield, who the Ohio Legislature had appointed, but who was nominated as the Republican candidate for President before actually taking office as a senator. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 10:35 am by Alan Ackerman
By a voice vote, state representatives passed House Bill 230 on first reading; the legislation must pass two more House votes before it would head to the Senate for consideration. [read post]
  New Jersey On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey state senate passed S.B. 332 (“the Act”), which was signed into law on January 16, 2024. [read post]
22 Dec 2021, 8:50 am by Daniel S. Blynn
So, there you go, the FTSA applies only to purely intrastate telemarketing calls and marketing text messages—straight from the state legislature’s mouth. [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 4:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire and Lt. [read post]
26 Jun 2018, 7:37 am by Kevin Kaufman
The state sales tax rate will be 4.45 percent. [read post]
14 Feb 2007, 4:45 pm
Johnson represented Orange County in the state Legislature for 26 years before term limits forced him out of the Senate in 2004. [read post]
13 Aug 2013, 3:50 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from blogs.sacbee.com Last year, the Legislature and Gov. [read post]
9 Oct 2013, 1:15 am by Jon Gelman
It ultimately found the backing of nearly every member of the Legislature;... [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 12:28 pm
There were several states in which the law was changed by the secretary of state and not the state legislature. [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 8:56 am by Jon Gelman
”The MRSA presumption bill has been considered by the legislature in various... [read post]