Category: State
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Election legislation roundup: Indiana General Assembly
As of April 2, members of the Indiana General Assembly, which includes the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those two bills, legislators passed two during the week of March 27-April 2. Republicans sponsored both bills. The…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of April 2, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed four bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those four bills, legislators passed one during the week of March 27-April 2. A bipartisan group…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 27-April 2
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 20 opinions in 2023 — five more than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: State v. Hoyle, where the court reversed the appellate court’s reversal of the defendant’s conviction on two counts of…
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 19 opinions from March 27-April 2
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued 14 opinions from March 27-April 2. The Texas Supreme Court issued five opinions from March 27-April 2. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 2, the court of criminal appeals issued 89 opinions in 2023 — 20 more than this point a year…
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New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 10 opinions in 2023 — two more than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: State v. Lopez, where the court held “that the tolling provision of Rule 7-506.1(D) applies to cases that are…
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New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 16 opinions in 2023 — one fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: New Jersey v. Higgs, where the court remanded for a new trial in a case where the defendant was…
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Florida Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
The Florida Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 22 opinions in 2023 — 17 fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453, where the court adopted Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453:…
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Colorado Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 27-April 2
The Colorado Supreme Court issued two opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 14 opinions in 2023 — two fewer than this point a year ago. The two opinions are below: Colorado v. Madrid, the court remanded a first-degree murder and child abuse case for a new trial after determining…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 27-April 2
The Iowa Supreme Court issued four opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 30 opinions in 2023 — seven fewer than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below: State v. Burns, where the court affirmed the appellant’s conviction of first-degree murder. Feeback v. Swift Pork Co.,…
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Indiana and North Carolina are two of five states where the state superintendent of schools is included in the gubernatorial line of succession
The Indiana Senate voted on March 16 to refer a constitutional amendment to the November 2024 ballot that would remove the superintendent of public instruction from the gubernatorial line of succession. The superintendent of public instruction is sixth, and last, in Indiana’s gubernatorial line of succession, following the secretary of state, the state auditor, the…