The Latest Breaking News from State Law

Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales

Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on sovereign tribal lands to sell directly to consumers

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

KSLU signs MoU with GALTER

The Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) on Friday signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Hyderabad-based Global Academy of Law-Tech Education and Training (GALTER).

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023

Who's in charge of Nashville's airport? US and Tennessee officials disagree under a new state law

Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a new state law, with no clear agreement about who is in charge

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

A State Justice Criticizes S. Ct.'s Constitutional Punitive Damages Caselaw

From Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht's concurrence yesterday in Bert Co. v. Turk (and see here for Justice Wecht's broader discussion of unenumerated rights): … While I have significant doubts about much of the jurisprudence that controls the present inquiry and that assigns punitive damage awards a federal "constitutional…

Reason · Jul 20, 2023

Editorial: In Malibu’s sign war, it’s the public that loses

Access to public beaches in California is fought over constantly even though it’s protected by state law. Homeowners and communities along stretches of shoreline have sometimes refused to open gates or clear pathways, or ripped down posted directions to beaches.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2023

“We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements

The protesters called House Bill 2127 the “law that kills” and said it will leave those who labor outdoors at the mercy of their employers.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 14, 2023

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights

Another state law banning gender-affirming care for minors is being challenged in court, this time in Texas

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Kentucky AG challenges federal judge's blocking of state law banning transgender youth treatment

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is challenging a federal judge's injunction that blocks portions of a new state law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital

The Mississippi Supreme Court is weighing arguments about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Atlanta council member pushes back on state’s ban of treatment for trans minors

Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bakhtiari has introduced a resolution that pushes back against state lawmakers’ recently passed law banning some treatments for transgender minors.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023