Category: State
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Colorado Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 6-12
The Colorado Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 6-12. As of March 12, the court issued 12 opinions in 2023—the same amount as this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: People in Int. of L.S., where the court ruled that the state satisfied its burden of proving that an appropriate treatment plan…
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Indiana Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 6-12
The Indiana Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 6-12. As of March 12, the court issued 11 opinions in 2023—seven fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: U.S. Automatic Sprinkler Corp. v. Erie Insurance Exchange, where the court reversed the order of the trial court denying a motion for…
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court issue 12 opinions from March 6-12
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued nine opinions from March 6-12. The Texas Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 6-12. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of March 12, the court of criminal appeals issued 75 opinions in 2023—25 more than this point a year ago. The supreme court…
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New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 6-12
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 6-12. As of March 12, the court issued five opinions in 2023—one more than this point a year ago. The one opinion is below: State v. Fernandez, where the court reversed the court of appeals and remanded for a new trial for a defendant charged…
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New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 6-12
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 6-12. As of March 12, the court issued 12 opinions in 2023—one fewer than this point a year ago. The one opinion is below: New Jersey v. Smart, where the court concluded that probable cause to search the defendant’s vehicle without a warrant was not prompted…
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Election preview: Wisconsin statewide general
The statewide general for Wisconsin is on April 4, 2023. The primary was held on Feb. 21, and the filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: Wisconsin State Senate District 8 Wisconsin Supreme Court – Justice Patience Roggensack’s seat Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I…
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13 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Ballotpedia identified 13 declared candidates for federal and statewide offices over the previous week. All of these candidates declared prior to their state’s official filing deadline. That number is four fewer than the number of candidates processed the previous week (17). Seven of those candidates were Democratic, while five were Republican. One was Independent. Of…
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Three more states withdraw from voter data organization
Missouri, Florida, and West Virginia withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) on March 6. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) said the state was withdrawing because ERIC would not “require member states to participate in addressing multi-state voter fraud.” West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner (R) said, “It truly is a…
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Ryan Chamberlin advances to May special general election for Florida House District 24
The special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 24 was on March 7, 2023. A Democratic primary was not held. Ryan Chamberlin advanced to the general election and defeated Justin Albright, Jose Juarez, Stephen Pyles, and Charlie Stone. The special general election is scheduled for May 16, 2023. The filing deadline passed on…
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Democratic attorneys general sue Biden administration over FDA abortion pill regulation
A group of 12 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Feb. 23, 2023, arguing that the agency’s regulations on the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone violate state sovereignty by limiting the ability of states to provide…