The Latest Breaking News from State Law

The decision comes with a wave of state-level lawsuits to block ‘trigger’ bans and anti-abortion laws after Supreme Court guts constitutional right to abortion

Texas abortion providers and abortion funds ceased operations in the state on Friday for fear of being criminally charged under state laws that pre-date Roe v. Wade.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says religious schools seeking to take advantage of a state tuition program must abide by state law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public

A group of Uber Technologies, Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft, Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) drivers slapped an antitrust lawsuit on the companies for unfairly controlling passenger fares. The drivers claimed that lower consumer fares would provide them with "the most competitive compensation." The suit adds that companies hurt driver earnings by charging higher fares to the customers. The lawsuit…

Texans might be surprised to know state law once prohibited a person from purchasing a pistol without a “certificate of good character” from a judge.

The bipartisan gun deal in the U.S. Senate announced on Sunday — and supported by Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt — would close the “boyfriend loophole” in federal law that allows some individuals convicted of domestic violence to have guns if their victim is a dating partner instead of a…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— As Gov. Ron DeSantis fights COVID-19 vaccination passports and mandates — most recently by threatening the Special Olympics with a $27.5 million fine — there’s one mandate he can’t stop.

The U.S. Supreme Court will likely reveal its decision over offering a clean chit to Bayer A.G.'s (OTC:BAYZF) Roundup weedkiller, Reuters reports. Bayer sought the review of an appeals court that sustained $25 million in damages awarded to a user of glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup, who blamed his cancer on the product. Bayer urged…

Amazon could be facing two legal challenges from shoppers who say the company misled them and violated state law when it ended free delivery from Whole Foods Market for Prime members.

DENVER — The Colorado Catholic Conference representing Colorado bishops sent a letter to state lawmakers who voted for an abortion bill asking them to voluntarily not take Communion until they publicly repent and receive forgiveness through confession.