The Latest Breaking News from State Law

A judge has ruled that New York’s state prison system has been holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long, in violation of state law

Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter's lawyers called "utter nonsense."

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies

State law prohibits anyone who has been convicted of a crime “involving moral turpitude" from holding the licenses

New York state courts must rule quickly and separately, if they can under New York law, on the constitutionality under the First Amendment of President Trump's recent criminal convictions.

There are multiple federal questions Trump could raise to get SCOTUS to intervene, UCLA Prof. Rick Hasen told Salon

The bill is similar to several others passed by Republican-led states, who claim the Biden administration is not doing enough in the area

Governor signed bill repealing key climate change policies in Florida law in the face of extreme sea level rise in the state and more powerful hurricanes

The three-judge panel concluded unanimously that while the state law at issue is constitutional, the wildlife agents' application of it was not.

The DOJ and civil rights groups argue that federal law supersedes state law and must be declared null