The Latest Breaking News from State Law

State law makes it a crime to enter the state as an ‘unauthorized alien’ — but it’s blocked by a judge, and Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was born in the U.S.

"Failure to abide by state law may result in the enforcement of applicable penalties, including but not limited to being held in contempt," said AG James Uthmeier in a public letter

Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims

The state's "Keep Washington Working Act," passed in 2019, prohibits local law enforcement from assisting with civil immigration enforcement

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people – those who present gender characteristics that differ from what has historically been expected of someone based on their…

Attorney General Ken Paxton said a recent statement by Dallas’ interim police chief raised concerns that the city might be violating a state law against so-called sanctuary city policies.

The message that public officials are required to follow the law, even if they disagree with it, does not seem to have gotten through.

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existence

Do not fall into the trap: A presidential executive order cannot nullify federal or state law.