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Ken Paxton adds Dallas to list of cities he's sued over marijuana decriminalization

Dallas is the sixth Texas city the attorney general has sued this year over marijuana decriminalization measures that he says conflicts with state law.

The Texas Tribune

Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms

Pennsylvania's high court says Philadelphia can't impose stricter firearms regulations than are authorized under state law

The Independent UK

Texas Tech wants permission to pay college athletes as a part of its recruitment efforts

State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025.

The Texas Tribune

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California judge rules Huntington Beach can proceed with voter ID law

A judge has rejected California’s lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach over a local measure allowing officials to require voter identification at the polls

The Independent UK

Judge Rules New York City Can't Prevent Texas From Sending It Buses Full Of Migrants

The Adams administration had sued Texas citing an 1817 state law that criminalized bringing an indigent person into the state

Latin Times

The right-wing organization in Trump’s ear replacing the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025

Implementing loyalists to executive branch positions, forcing local and state law enforcement agencies to comply with mass deportation and taking a confrontational approach to relations with China are all policies promoted by the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank with influence over Donald Trump. Ariana Baio breaks it…

The Independent UK

Arizona Border Towns Enforce New Immigration Mandate

Arizona's Proposition 314 allows state law enforcement to arrest migrants and criminalize unauthorized crossings, raising concerns and debates over immigra...

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Burying the Hatchet Post-Election in Delaware (with Special Bonus Ox Roast)

A University of Delaware page reports: The State Law of 1791 moved the county seat in Sussex County from Lewes… The post Burying the Hatchet Post-Election in Delaware (with Special Bonus Ox Roast) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation

In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon

The Independent UK

Arizona AG Investigating Trump's Comments On Liz Cheney As Death Threat

Arizona AG investigates if Trump's comments on Liz Cheney could be considered a death threat under state law. Analysis ongoing to ensure peaceful elections.

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Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Doctor For Gender Treatments

Texas Attorney General sues El Paso doctor for unlawfully providing gender-affirming treatments to minors in violation of state law.

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Michigan Officials Ordered To Halt Election Violations

Michigan election officials directed to cease administering elections for planning to breach state law by hand-counting votes.

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Texas Doctors Forced A Miscarrying Woman To Wait Nearly 2 Days Before Receiving Treatment. She Died Of A Preventable Infection

A Texas woman died from a preventable infection infection because doctors "had to wait until there was no heartbeat," per state law, before treating her miscarriage.

International Business Times

Texas Doctors Forced a Miscarrying Woman to Wait Nearly 2 Days Before Receiving Treatment. She Died of a Preventable Infection

A Texas woman died from a preventable infection infection because doctors "had to wait until there was no heartbeat," per state law, before treating her miscarriage.

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Texas judge accused of breaking law after asking his university students to vote for him

A candidate running against the judge accused him of emailing his students at Texas State to vote for him. State law prohibits using public resources for political advertising.

Latin Times

Texas Lawmakers 'Shocked' Over Bombshell Report That Texas University Used Dead Bodies for Research without Consent

Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Marc Veasey noted that death investigators are required by state law to submit that a effort has been made to contact family.

The Texas Tribune

Facing election scrutiny, Texas prepares for Nov. 5 with paper ballots and strengthened security

Only a handful of Texas counties will not have all in-person voters cast paper ballots at the polls. By 2026, all voting machines in Texas must produce a paper trail, per a 2021 state law.

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Out With the Old: The Loophole California Landlords Use to Get Around Rent Control

State law allows landlords to evict tenants without cause if they are doing major renovations. Rent controlled tenants say it can be abused to kick them out for those who can pay more.

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Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is guaranteed in the Mississippi Constitution

The Independent UK

California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law

Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state law

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating new Texas social media law

The attorney general argues that the popular short form video app has not complied with a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active online.

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State Laws Impacting Voting Processes In Presidential Swing States

Explore how new election processes and rules in various states are shaping the upcoming November election.

The Texas Tribune

Judge allows Texas State Fair’s gun ban to stand for now

Texas AG Ken Paxton says the fair's gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons.

The Independent UK

Two Georgia deaths are tied to abortion restrictions. Experts say abortion pills they took are safe

The deaths of two women in Georgia have been tied to a state law that bans most abortions after roughly six weeks

The Independent UK

Nearly 100k Arizonans could be ineligible to vote in upcoming state and local elections due to registration quirk

A state law that went into effect in 2004 requires Arizona voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in state and local elections

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