Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
Open carry is now legal in Florida. How many other states allow open or concealed carry?
A decade after the Florida Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on open carry in 2015, open carry is now…
Florida to put man to death for a triple murder in record 11th execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed…
Louisiana attacks constitutionality of key parts of the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)Louisiana is calling on the U.S.…
Court orders Pennsylvania to stop throwing out mail ballots over the handwritten date
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential…
Explainer-The legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California
By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President…
Ohio attorneys urge U.S. Supreme Court to take up California unclaimed funds case
The debate over the debt limit will likely flare tensions between centrist and far-right Republicans the closer the…
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decision
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland late Thursday ruled President Donald Trump's administration cannot withhold…
Citing Skrmetti, appeals court rejects challenge to Oklahoma ban on gender-affirming care for youth
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has rejected a challenge to Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming…
Louisiana’s redistricting case puts the Voting Rights Act on trial
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom)Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed…