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Cruz v. Arizona's Very Odd Jurisdictional Holding

Did the Court misunderstand its "adequate and independent state ground" doctrine?

Reason

Ride-Share and Delivery Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Court

Plus: College says abortion art runs afoul of state law, the politics of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, and more...

Reason

Advancing Michigan bill would repeal legal protections for gun industry

LANSING, Mich. — Before approving an 11-bill package Thursday aimed at combating gun violence, a Michigan Senate committee changed one of the proposals to remove from current state law legal protections for firearm dealers and manufacturers.

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Mexican drug cartel ‘apologises’ for deadly kidnapping of four Americans, blaming rogue members

An unnamed Tamaulipas state law enforcement official leaked a letter believed to be authored by the Gulf drug cartel

The Independent UK

Michigan Senate votes to repeal abortion ban dating back to 1840s

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to repeal state law's broad abortion ban that dates back to the 1840s, placing the change one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature.

Tribune News Service

Federal Court Strikes Down Missouri's Second Amendment Protection Act on Supremacy Clause Grounds

From today's U.S. v. Missouri, decided by Judge Brian Wimes (W.D. Mo.): The Supremacy Clause provides that the "Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof … shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be…

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Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Monday cleared a bill that would repeal a longstanding state law prohibiting private militias and paramilitary organizations.

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About 9% of would-be abortions eligible under new Georgia law, study finds

ATLANTA — Based on a look back at 11 years of abortions in Georgia, a new study has found that only 9% of those pregnancies would have met the new six-week cutoff for an abortion under the new state law that took effect in July 2022, according to a study…

Tribune News Service

Why Won't Maryland Sell Me a Goddamn Beer?

Maryland bars and restaurants have a tendency to turn away vertical ID holders. But there's no state law mandating this.

Reason

Immigrant jailed while waiting to testify in trial sues Will County Sheriff

Norberto Navarro-Torres saw a 2017 car crash that killed a pregnant woman and her three children. He was willing to testify but was held in jail anyway while Will sheriff’s officers planned to turn him over to ICE after he took the stand.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stephen L. Carter: Vote the liars out, even if you agree with them

Much as we might complain about politicians lying, it’s not the job of the government to fix the problem. That’s the implication of last week’s decision by a federal appellate court in a case involving a state law purporting to punish false attacks on candidates for public office. If the…

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Born in 2007 or later? This California bill would bar you from ever buying a tobacco product

In the ‘90s, it was a first-in the nation ban on smoking in most indoor locations. Last year, 63% of Californians voted to uphold a state law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Tribune News Service

Decades after California's affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.

Los Angeles Times

Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law

Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name

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Lowriding was born in California but it's restricted. Lawmakers want to change that

State law bars some modified vehicles and lets cities enact cruising bans. Lowrider advocates and Californian legislators say it criminalizes cultural traditions.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.

Many relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.

Politico

Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on possible 2020 election crimes

The release will include a special grand jury’s report that focuses on whether former President Trump broke state law by pressuring local officials to change the 2020 presidential election results.

Tribune News Service

Investigation into North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has been closed, prosecutor announces

RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Thursday her office has closed its investigation into North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, over an allegedly false campaign ad for which her office was preparing to indict the high-profile Democratic official last year.

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The Independent UK

Group asks how African American course violates Florida law

The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida says it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alec Baldwin Wants Prosecutor in On-Set Death Case Dropped

Defense attorneys for actor Alec Baldwin are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case against him stemming from the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. In a motion filed Tuesday in Santa Fe-based district court, Baldwin’s legal team said Andrea Reeb’s position as…

The Independent UK

States push to enshrine protections for tribal children

A handful of U.S. states are considering legislation this year to include provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act in state law

The Texas Tribune

Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down

The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuana’s. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats shake up presidential primary calendar, demoting Iowa and New Hampshire

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats voted Saturday to allow South Carolina to hold the party's first presidential primary next year, ending nearly 50 years of Iowa and New Hampshire leading the party's nominating season.

Tribune News Service

A baby spent 36 days in an in-network NICU. Why did the hospital next door send a bill?

Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.

The Guardian - US

Arizona’s top election official seeks investigation into Republican Kari Lake

Losing gubernatorial candidate may have violated a state law that protects voter’s signatures, Democrat Adrian Fontes says

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