The Latest Breaking News from State Law

Judge partially blocks sweeping state law targeting LGBT+ people in the state hours before going into effect

A recent change in Idaho state law now means he could face the firing squad if convicted of the Idaho college murders

For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature doctrine,” have held their collective breath awaiting the outcome, which…

WASHINGTON — Democrats took an immediate victory lap Tuesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an election theory from North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders that would have allowed them to give their party an upper hand in future elections.