Showing posts with label State constitutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State constitutions. Show all posts
Thursday, May 09, 2024

Court Says NY Proposed Amendment on Abortion, Sexual Orientation and Gender May Not Go on Ballot

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In Byrnes v. Senate of the State of New York , (Livingston County NY Sup. Ct., May 7, 2024), a New York state trial court held that the prop...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Ohio Court Issues TRO Against Bill Barring Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Transgender Women on Sports Teams

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 In Moe v. Yost , (OH Com. Pl., April 16, 2024), an Ohio state trial court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order preventing the state ...

5th Circuit Denies Further Relief to Native American Church Objecting to Park Modifications

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As previously reported , last year a Texas federal district court held that members of the Lipam-Apache Native American Church should be giv...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Louisiana Supreme Court: Revival of Barred Sex Abuse Claims Violates Priest's Rights Under State Constitution

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 In Bienvenu v. Defendant 1 ,  (LA Sup. Ct., March 22, 2024), the Louisiana Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that a 2021 Louisiana statu...
Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Florida Supreme Court Clears Abortion Rights Proposal for November Ballot

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 In Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion ,  (FL Sup. Ct., April 1, 2024), the Florida...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Montana Supreme Court Says AG Wrongly Rejected Language of Reproductive Rights Initiative

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In Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights v. Knudson , (MT Sup. Ct., March 18, 2024), the Montana Supreme Court held that the state Attorney...
Friday, February 23, 2024

State Constitutional Challenge to Abortion Restrictions Filed in Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Last year in Kaul v. Urmanski , (WI Cir. Ct., Dec. 5, 2023), a Wisconsin state trial court held that Wisconsin Statute §940.04 which prohib...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Arkansas AG Certifies Abortion Amendment Proposal; Signature Collection May Begin

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After rejecting two prior proposals as being unclear or misleading ( 1 , 2 ) on Tuesday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin certified th...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Montana AG Says Abortion Rights Initiative Cannot Go on Ballot

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In a Memorandum dated January 16, Montana's Attorney General has ruled that proponents of an abortion rights amendment to the Montana Co...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Virginia Supreme Court Rules For Teacher Who Refused To Use Student's Preferred Pronouns

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In Vlaming v. West Point School Board ,  (VA Sup. Ct., Dec. 14, 2023), the Virginia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, held that a teacher wh...
Friday, November 24, 2023

Court Disqualifies Proposed Nevada Reproductive Freedom Amendment From 2024 Ballot

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In Washington v. Aguilar ,  (NV Dist. Ct., Nov. 21, 2023), a Nevada state trial court held that an Initiative Petition proposing a  Reproduc...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Oklahoma Supreme Court Temporarily Enjoins 3 Laws Restricting Abortions

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In Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond ,  (OK Sup. Ct, Nov. 14, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision directed ...
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Anti-Abortion Legislators in Ohio Will Seek to Remove Jurisdiction of Courts to Interpret New Constitutional Amendment

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 As previously reported, abortion opponents in Ohio have taken several approaches in their unsuccessful attempt to prevent the adoption of a...
Thursday, November 09, 2023

Suit Challenges Michigan's Reproductive Freedom Amendment on Federal Constitutional Grounds

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In November 2022, Michigan voters passed a  state constitutional amendment providing a right to reproductive freedom. Yesterday a group of p...
Tuesday, November 07, 2023

Ohioans Vote On Reproductive Rights Amendment

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In Ohio today, voters are casting ballots on State Issue 1 that, if approved will add the following to the Ohio Constitution: Article I, Se...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Court Enjoins Enforcement of Kansas Abortion Disclosure and Waiting Period Requirements

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 In Hodes & Nauser MDs PA v. Kobach , ( KS Dist. Ct., Oct. 30, 2023), a Kansas state trial court in a 92-page opinion issued a temporary...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Oklahoma AG Sues State's Charter School Board Over Its Approval of Religious Charter School

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Last week Oklahoma's Attorney General filed suit against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board challenging its approval of...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Ban on California's Publicly Funded Home School Program Covering Faith-Based Instruction Challenged

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California's public charter school program includes schools that fund independent study home schooling. Parents may use state funds for ...
Wednesday, October 04, 2023

11th Circuit: Buddhist Organization Prevails Under Alabama State Constitution in Zoning Fight

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In Thai Meditation Association of Alabama, Inc. v. City of Mobile, Alabama , (11th Cir., Oct. 2, 2023), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appea...
Friday, September 29, 2023

Court Preliminarily Enjoins Montana's Ban on Transgender Treatments for Minors

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 In Van Garderen v. State of Montana ,  (MT Dist. Ct., Sept. 27, 2023), a Montana trial court granted a preliminary injunction against enfor...