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State Constitutions Constitutional Challenges State Legislatures

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Missouri Paid Sick Time Law Still Stands After State Supreme Court Ruling

On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that mandates paid sick time and raised the minimum wage....more

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Missouri House of Representatives Passes HB 575, Imposing Residency Requirements and Banning Per-Signature Payments for Initiative...

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Today, the Missouri House of Representatives passed House Bill 575, which contains two new provisions applicable to statewide initiative petition circulators....more

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New Bills Aim to Protect Water Rates, Charges from Prop. 218 Litigation

Lawmakers introduce tools to ease pressure from SGMA and infrastructure demands on public agency revenue powers - Adopted in 1996, Proposition 218 (and later Proposition 26 in 2010) amended the California Constitution to...more

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In California, You Can Stuff A Turkey But Not A Bill

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Article IV, Section 9 of the California Constitution provides "A statute shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed in its title".  This rather simple notion, absent from the United States Constitution, dates...more

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New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government Declared Unconstitutional

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The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more

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Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Law Requiring Gender Diversity on Company Boards

In Crest v. Padilla, No. 19STCV27561, 2022 WL 1565613 (Cal. Super. May 13, 2022), the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles (Duffy-Lewis, J.) issued a decision following a bench trial finding that Senate...more

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North Carolina Legislative Redistricting Update (Maps Included)

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Redistricting in North Carolina tends to be contentious and litigious, and the process so far this year has been no exception. The legislature approved new maps, only to see candidate filing halted by the North Carolina Court...more

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Iowa 2021 Legislative Report - Week 2

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Update: On Monday, January 25, the Governor introduced another bill, SSB1065, which establishes a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools. The legislature did not meet on Monday in...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 11

This 11th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, identifies news reports placing the number of COVID-19 filings at around 2,700, with insurance coverage disputes former the single largest...more

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Extending Fundamental Rights to Lake Erie?

An interesting legal battle is playing out in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio over whether the City of Toledo’s establishment of a “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” passes constitutional muster. ...more

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The Future of Oil and Gas Development in Colorado After Martinez

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Coloradoans continue to see fights over oil and gas development in the news. Following last month’s Colorado Supreme Court decision in COGCC v. Martinez, mineral owners in the Wildgrass neighborhood of Broomfield, Colorado,...more

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Detroit Mayor Duggan’s No-Fault lawsuit

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Here’s the easy fix to Mayor Duggan’s lawsuit to find Michigan’s auto No Fault law unconstitutional and repeal No Fault law - There’s an easy fix staring us in the face to Mayor Duggan’s lawsuit that was filed last...more

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