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Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office

A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court

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Arizona school battle at critical point

Republicans' massive school voucher plan may yet be defeated (again) — but the challenge is stiffer this time

Salon

Challenge period for Oklahoma marijuana initiative ends with four challenges filed; state supreme court to decide on whether the initiative will appear on the 2022 ballot

A 10-day challenge period for Oklahoma marijuana initiative State Question 820 ended on September 15 with four challenges filed with the state Supreme Court. In addition to resolving the challenges, the Supreme Court is also set to decide on whether the measure will be placed on the November 2022 ballot.

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Illinois Republicans aim to win control of state Supreme Court for first time in 53 years

Democrats hold the advantage in two races for open Illinois Supreme Court seats because last year they redrew the court’s boundaries for the first time in 58 years. The two down-ballot elections hold enormous stakes if the court changes hands — potentially impacting abortion, gun control and union…

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan abortion rights group calls on state Supreme Court to put protections on November ballots

Supporters collected more than 750,000 signatures on a petition to put abortion rights on November ballots. Two Republicans shot it down over a spacing issue

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Colorado judge suspended for 30 days over threat with AR-15-style rifle

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday suspended a former chief judge who earlier this year lost his leadership role in the Fifth Judicial District after threatening his stepson with an AR-15-style rifle.

The Denver Post

Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot

.A judge in Phoenix has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature and GOP Gov. Doug Ducey will be on the November ballot. Thursday's ruling will stand unless opponents of the Free and Fair Elections Act…

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Oklahomans Might Not Vote On Rec Marijuana Despite Massive Support, MMJ Legalization Delay In Nebraska & More Marijuana Updates

Oklahomans Might Not Get To Vote On Rec Marijuana This Fall Despite Overwhelming Support The initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma was certified by the secretary of state’s office on Monday and is now heading to the state Supreme Court for the signature count, reported Tulsa World.

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US state court approves Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting expansion

A decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could help more people vote ahead of crucial elections in November.

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Philadelphia DA’s office can’t change law, state Supreme Court says

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Philadelphia prosecutors’ attempts to challenge state law governing how and when police officers are permitted to use deadly force, the latest development in the case against a former cop charged with murder in a 2017 killing.

Tribune News Service

The latest battle over abortion rights in Pa. is all about the state constitution. Here’s what to know

Pennsylvania is in the middle of a new fight over the future of abortion, and it’s all about the state constitution.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A Florida personal injury attorney who owes clients $396,000 is, essentially, disbarred

MIAMI — A Tallahassee personal injury attorney already under emergency suspension for not turning over records of his trust account as the Florida Bar investigated client grievances decided, officially, to give up.

Miami Herald

Lisa Holder White sworn in as first Black woman on state Supreme Court: ‘We need not limit our dreams or settle for less’

“Taking my oath in this place today recognizes the undeniable value and merit of what I — as a Black woman, mother, daughter, sister, wife and jurist — have to contribute to the work of our state’s highest court,” the Decatur Republican said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says

The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.

The Texas Tribune

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Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Years later, Flint water court fight drags on

Michigan authorities have long promised to hold key officials criminally responsible for lead in Flint's water back in 2014 and 2015

The Independent UK

What abortion access looks like in every state after the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade

How ‘trigger’ laws and restrictions create a patchwork of reproductive health rights across the US

Tribune News Service

Why Florida isn’t losing the right to an abortion … yet

While the overturn of Roe v. Wade dramatically alters the landscape of abortion rights nationally, in Florida, the decision has no immediate effect on the legality of abortion.

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The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood won't change waiting period requirement

The Iowa attorney general’s office says a state Supreme Court decision that requires a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion won’t take effect until next month, but the state's main abortion provider says it will immediately require the waiting period

The Independent UK

Top SC judge wants to revoke Alex Murdaugh's law license

The South Carolina Supreme Court wants to revoke the law license of attorney Alex Murdaugh

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After the South Street shooting, frustration mounts over the Pennsylvania law that keeps Philly from passing its own gun control

PHILADELPHIA — Calls for new laws to prevent gun violence, spurred nationwide in recent weeks by mass shootings, echoed in Philadelphia following Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street.

WEKU

How undated ballots could affect Pennsylvania's GOP Senate race and voters' rights

Mail-in ballots that arrived on time but in envelopes missing dates handwritten by voters have been a flashpoint in recent elections in the key swing state, including a close Republican primary race.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Court battles over ballots in the McCormick-Oz Pennsylvania Senate race have split the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — The national and state Republican parties vowed Tuesday to oppose GOP Senate candidate David McCormick in his lawsuit seeking to have potentially hundreds of contested mail ballots counted in his neck-and-neck primary race against Mehmet Oz.

Tribune News Service

State Supreme Court to Whitmer: Clarify need for a speedy review of Michigan abortion law

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court has asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide more information on why the justices should bypass a lower court and immediately consider her arguments challenging the constitutionality of the state's dormant abortion law.

The Independent UK

Lawyers: Georgia man's death sentence is unconstitutional

Lawyers for a Georgia man whose execution was put on hold by a judge this week are arguing in court filings that he is ineligible for execution because of his cognitive impairments

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