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Washington AG Sues County for Cooperating With ICE Beyond State Laws, Sheriff Slams It as 'Ideology Over Safety'

The state's "Keep Washington Working Act," passed in 2019, prohibits local law enforcement from assisting with civil immigration enforcement

Latin Times

The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people – those who present gender characteristics that differ from what has historically been expected of someone based on their…

The Conversation

Paxton investigates Dallas for alleged sanctuary city policies

Attorney General Ken Paxton said a recent statement by Dallas’ interim police chief raised concerns that the city might be violating a state law against so-called sanctuary city policies.

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis for a Third Time

The message that public officials are required to follow the law, even if they disagree with it, does not seem to have gotten through.

Reason

‘We’re going backwards’: the Black student unions being defunded on US campuses

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existence

The Guardian - US

Trump’s DOJ can’t rewrite the law on DEI. Here’s why companies shouldn’t back down

Do not fall into the trap: A presidential executive order cannot nullify federal or state law.

Fortune

New York isn't alone when it comes to granting driver's licenses to immigrants without legal status

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced legal action against New York officials over a 2019 state law allowing immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s license regardless of legal status

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"Bloggers, Xers, Facebookers, YouTubers, Instagrammers, and Others" Have Right of Access to Court Proceedings,

including the right to videorecord, given that state law (unlike federal law) provides for such videorecording for the mainstream media; so holds the Ohio Chief Justice.

Reason

Minnesota prep sports body says it will follow state law on transgender athletes, not Trump's order

Minnesota’s governing body for high school sports says it will follow state law and continue to allow any transgender athletes to compete

The Independent UK

NY AG warns hospitals they'll be breaking state law if they follow Trump's order on transgender healthcare

James sends letter to remind healthcare facilities that refusing to provide gender-affirming care would be in violation of New York state anti-discrimination laws

The Independent UK

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

New York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments

The Independent UK

DeSantis Faces Florida GOP Rebellion Over Immigration Enforcement In The State

State lawmakers rejected DeSantis' call for a special legislative session to discuss immigration, planning to deal with the topic on their programmed schedule.

Latin Times

Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County (IV)

Two modest defenses of Tyler’s choice of law strategy.

Reason

Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County (III)

The Court’s departures from standard choice of law principles (or, takings doctrine for federal courts gurus).

Reason

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Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County (II)

The Court's approach to the choice of law question (or, federal courts doctrine for property lawyers).

Reason

Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County

The Tyler case and the choice of law questions it raises.

The Texas Tribune

When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case

The court’s ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.

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The Independent UK

A judge has sentenced Trump to unconditional discharge. What does that mean?

New York state law says unconditional discharge is a sentence handed down ‘without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision’

The Texas Tribune

Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how state lawmakers may tackle it in 2025.

A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate.

International Business Times

Matt Gaetz Goes Off on Ethics Report in Emotional Tweetstorm: 'Giving Funds to Someone You're Dating Is Now Prostitution?!?'

Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz has taken to social media to address the recently released report from the House Ethics Committee, accusing him of breaking federal and state law.

The Independent UK

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona's governor wants to repeal the state law requiring an annual abortion report

Reason

Brickbat: No Free Parking

San Francisco officials estimate the city will lose 14,000 parking places—5 percent of its total—when a new state law takes… The post Brickbat: No Free Parking appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Governors are lining up behind Trump and pledging to use national guards to boot immigrants from US

‘We stand ready to utilize every tool at our disposal—whether through state law enforcement or the National Guard—to support President Trump in this vital mission,’ 26 governors say in letter

Latin Times

San Diego Passed a Measure To Limit Cooperation With ICE; Its Sheriff Has Vowed To Defy It

Sheriff Kelly Martinez argues that current state law makes the new policy unnecessary and that the Board of Supervisors cannot set policy for the sheriff

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