The Latest Breaking News from State Law

In the run-up to the vote in the U.S. Senate on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, Republicans scrambled to revise the bill to win support of wavering GOP senators. A provision included in the original bill was a 10-year moratorium on any state law that sought to regulate…

The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.

A divided Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee state law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors.

Backyard bonfires and burn barrels might seem like harmless traditions or cheap clean-up hacks, but illegally burning the wrong materials can land you in serious hot water—literally and figuratively. Common local and state laws prohibit burning many items that can pollute the air, damage your health, or risk wildfires. Knowing…

Living in a community with a homeowner’s association (HOA) can offer benefits like well-maintained common areas and consistent property values. However, it can also mean navigating a complex and sometimes overzealous set of rules and regulations. While HOAs have significant authority, that power is not absolute and must comply with…

Vance Luther Boelter, a former Minnesota official, is accused of fatally shooting state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in a targeted attack that has prompted a statewide manhunt.

The appeals court concludes the lawsuit failed to present a claim upon which relief can be granted under state law.

Experts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome.

A federal judge was considering whether Florida’s attorney general disobeyed her temporary order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida