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27 Apr 2023, 11:19 am by Christine Corcos
This Commentary builds the historical record critical to debates over the criminalization of abortion in state courts and legislatures. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 10:16 am by Eugene Volokh
But even beyond that, this vision allows for experimentation, with different states testing out different rules that may then be evaluated by courts and legislatures in other states (or by Congress). [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
The 17th Amendment did, to be sure, place the power of selection of senators in the hands of state electorates instead of state legislatures, but, to put it mildly, that did nothing to eliminate the extent to which the Senate is both theoretically illegitimate and, as a practical matter, often egregious hostile to achieving progressive legislation. [read post]
26 Apr 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
New voter suppression laws work through state legislatures; and for the first time in six decades, Congressional district lines are being redrawn without federal limits set by the Voting Rights Act because of a closely divided Supreme Court decision. [read post]
25 Apr 2023, 12:16 pm by Joe Mullin
But HB 2781, a bill making its way through the state's legislature right now, would needlessly undercut the protections Texans have enjoyed for more than a decade. [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 6:30 am by Rania Combs
On rare occasions, when an unmarried person dies without any surviving heirs, his estate will pass to the State of Texas. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 5:24 pm by Texas Legal News
Settling Texas Medical Malpractice Cases Although Texas does not require the use of a pretrial screening panel or arbitrator, the state legislature has authorized counties to utilize alternative dispute resolution methods and systems. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 5:24 pm by Texas Legal News
Resolving Claims of Medical Negligence in Texas A pretrial screening panel or arbitrator is not required in Texas, but the state legislature has given counties permission to use them if they so choose. [read post]
As the protesters filtered out of the venue, Phillips lauded the Pitt police, stating, “People on our [conservative] side appreciate and need the police because people on their [liberal] side issue threats. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 6:10 am by Guest Author
On April 14, 2023, the Supreme Court ordered an administrative stay on the Texas District Court ruling. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 6:10 am by Guest Author
On April 14, 2023, the Supreme Court ordered an administrative stay on the Texas District Court ruling. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 5:41 am by Keith E. Whittington
Republican state legislatures across the country are debating significant reforms in state university systems. [read post]
15 Apr 2023, 7:27 pm by Kalvis Golde
Texas 22-913Issue: Whether a person whose property is taken without compensation may seek redress under the self-executing takings clause of the Fifth Amendment even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[All eggs are in one basket in Ohio] Republican state legislatures across the country are debating significant reforms in state university systems. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Getting Republican senators to sign off on Biden nominees in their home states has been a struggle, slowing the Democratic drive to fill as many judicial slots as possible. [read post]
13 Apr 2023, 2:07 pm
  Sources: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/09/texas-legislature-gun-crimes/ https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx? [read post]
12 Apr 2023, 5:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
The Texas legislature is also set to pump additional funds into the state universities, but these structural reform bills work at cross-purposes with the governor's goal of creating more premier public universities in the state. [read post]
10 Apr 2023, 12:25 pm by Lawrence Solum
This Commentary builds the historical record critical to debates over the criminalization of abortion in state courts and legislatures. [read post]
9 Apr 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
After all, last month the former president unabashedly proclaimed to an audience of admirers in Texas, “I am your warrior. [read post]