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Tennessee Will Not Appeal Ruling Over Wildlife Agents Planting Cameras

While the decision is great news for Tennesseans, it's only the first step in reclaiming Americans' property rights against the open fields doctrine.

Reason

Biden administration proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat

The proposal comes a year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Austin and Dallas. Last year was the hottest on record in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites

A state law passed last year requires pornographic websites to adopt age-verification measures, leading sites like Pornhub to block user access in Texas.

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Campus carry weapons law debuts in West Virginia, joins 11 other states

People with concealed carry permits can possess firearms on West Virginia public college and university campuses under a state law that debuted Monday

The Independent UK

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

A jury has found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store

The Independent UK

New Hampshire teacher says student she drove to abortion clinic was 18, denies law was broken

A private school teacher who says she was fired after driving an 18-year-old student to get an abortion is suing New Hampshire’s Department of Education and officials she says falsely suggested she circumvented state law

The Independent UK

Justice Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’ as he fights for rights of ‘unborn child’

The Supreme Court handed abortion rights advocates a narrow win, for now, in case about emergency abortions

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New York state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, judge says

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

The Independent UK

Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants

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

The Texas Tribune

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

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

The Independent UK

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

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

The Independent UK

Trump could lose NJ liquor licenses

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

Salon

American Voters Need Fast U.S. Supreme Court Review of the Constitutionality of President Trump's Convictions

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.

Reason

Experts: Trump could ask SCOTUS for help

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

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Louisiana lawmakers pass bill allowing state law enforcement to arrest and jail unlawful migrants

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Miami TV meteorologist blasts Ron DeSantis over new ‘Don’t Say Climate Change’ law

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

Reason

Tennessee Appeals Court Rules Against Wildlife Agents Who Planted Cameras on Private Land

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

Latin Times

DOJ sues Iowa over law allowing state authorities to arrest undocumented migrants

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

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WEKU

California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices

Service charges; resort fees; "surcharge" add-ons: A new state law requiring price transparency is set to take effect in July. Until now, no one knew how it would apply to restaurants.

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Landmark Lawsuit Over Abuse At NH Youth Detention Center

Attorneys seek hearing after concerns arise over potential reduction of million lawsuit award due to state law cap. Lawsuit brought by David Meehan hig...

Reason

Are State Law Climate Change Tort Suits Preempted by Federal Law?

A recent panel discussion on whether state and local suits against fossil fuel producers are preempted by federal law (and my arguments for why the answer is "no, they are not").

The Texas Tribune

Legalized marijuana supporters hope voters in this Texas city will send a message to state lawmakers

There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build statewide momentum.

WEKU

Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.

Salon

SCOTUS on abortion and emergency care

Federal law requires doctors to provide stabilizing care. But will SCOTUS say abortion bans override the EMTALA?

The Texas Tribune

Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.

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