The Latest Breaking News from State Law

A federal judge has ruled that Nevada can start enforcing a 40-year-old state law at the end of the month that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion

Prosecutors in New Mexico's busiest judicial district have been pleading with state lawmakers to amend the children's code to address what they call an unbelievable spike in juvenile crime in Albuquerque

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.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced legal action against New York officials over a 2019 state law allowing immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s license regardless of legal status

including the right to videorecord, given that state law (unlike federal law) provides for such videorecording for the mainstream media; so holds the Ohio Chief Justice.