Voters will decide whether to amend their state constitutions on topics that include voting, abortion, transgender rights, ...

Oregon’s constitution is a story of transformation. What began as an utterly conventional document tainted by racism and an ...

Jack Landau is a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Willamette University College of Law and an adjunct professor of law at Lewis and Clark Law School. He retired from the Oregon Supreme Court in ...

State lawmakers long neglected the requirement of putting to the public whether to hold a state constitutional convention. Recently, the governor proclaimed he can force the question.

The episode began after a November 2025 special election on a ballot measure to redraw California’s congressional districts.

Issues on the dockets include seats on a swing-state election board, prosecutors’ cooperation with ICE, and birth certificate ...

Local governments are seeking to hold fossil fuel companies financially liable for climate change-related damages, so far with limited success.

Judicial races will shape courts across the country and set up 2028 fights for majority control in Montana and North Carolina. While these decisions made headlines, receiving less attention thus far ...

The data on state constitutional amendments shows the broad range of rights affected and how reformers approach changes to the documents. Congressional gridlock and a rightward shift in federal ...

This essay is part of a 50-state series about the nation’s constitutions. We’ve asked an expert from each state to dive into their constitution, narrate its history, identify its quirks, and summarize ...

Pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies have been turned away from hospitals in states that ban abortion, despite a ...

Pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies have been turned away from hospitals in states that ban abortion, despite a ...