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Sarah Kessler

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Advisor and Contributing Editor @ State Court Report

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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 23/09/2026
The Delaware Supreme Court is hearing arguments today over a law allowing corporations that own property in a town to vote in municipal elections. The ACLU argues the law unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of humans. Watch and read more about the arguments here: bit.ly/4cFwJ8Z
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in September
Issues on the dockets include voting by corporations, congressional redistricting, National Guard deployment, and an abortion-ban challenge by religious plaintiffs.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 16/09/2026
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in two challenges to the state’s congressional map, as gerrymandered to advantage Republicans and gerrymandered to suppress electoral competition, respectively. Watch and read more about the arguments here: bit.ly/4cFwJ8Z
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in September
Issues on the dockets include voting by corporations, congressional redistricting, National Guard deployment, and an abortion-ban challenge by religious plaintiffs.
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Micah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A majority of the Indiana Supreme Court sounds hostile to the religious claims in this abortion exemption case. That’s not surprising, but the case remains an important test of whether “religious liberty for all” is a principled commitment or a hollow promise (cf papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....).
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Religious Freedom and Abortion
The demise of Roe v. Wade has raised a host of religious liberty questions that were submerged prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 15/09/2026
The South Carolina Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a challenge to the governor’s deployment of the state National Guard to Washington, DC at the Trump administration’s request. Watch and read more about the arguments here: bit.ly/4cFwJ8Z
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in September
Issues on the dockets include voting by corporations, congressional redistricting, National Guard deployment, and an abortion-ban challenge by religious plaintiffs.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 26/05/2026
@aliciabannon.bsky.social on the frenzy of redistricting litigation, including the Florida case:
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Redistricting Litigation Heats Up
In the wake of Callais, state courts are weighing a growing number of redistricting disputes.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 11/05/2026
Recent cases in 9 state supreme courts address the fairness of the fines, fees, and bail regularly assessed against criminal defendants, including their unequal impact on the poor and the potential for bias they create. @skess108.bsky.social explains.
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Fines, Fees, and Bail in State Courts
Recent state supreme court cases, including a major California ruling last week, address the burden of court-imposed financial obligations on criminal defendants.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 06/01/2026
NEW: The January edition of @skess108.bsky.social & @erings.bsky.social's state court oral argument roundup is here! Issues on the docket this month include: ⚖️ UT's execution methods ⚖️ ID's school-choice program ⚖️ Legislative responses to MO’s voter-approved abortion rights amendment And more!
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in January
Issues on the dockets include legislative responses to Missouri’s voter-approved reproductive rights amendment, Utah’s execution methods, and Idaho’s school-choice program.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 05/09/2025
NEW: Check out @skess108.bsky.social & @erings.bsky.social‘s state court oral arguments to watch for in September. Issues on the dockets include charter schools, minimum wage for live-in caregivers, online arbitration agreements, and a controversial handwritten date requirement for mail ballots.
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in September
Issues on the dockets include charter schools, minimum wage for live-in caregivers, online arbitration agreements, and a controversial handwritten date requirement for mail ballots.
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Alicia Bannon @aliciabannon.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
SCOTUS recently barred the use of universal injunctions in federal courts, and similar questions are now brewing in the states. Constance Van Kley argues in @statecourtreport.org that there are strong reasons for states not to follow the federal approach. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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Universal Injunctions in State Courts
Debates over whether a judge in a single county can issue a statewide injunction are brewing. States should not follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s approach.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 09/07/2025
While the US Constitution offers federal workers little job protection, some state constitutions explicitly protect both the civil service and public employee unions.
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Federal Workers Have Scant Job Protection in the Constitution
In contrast, some state constitutions protect explicitly both the civil service and public employee unions.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 24/06/2025
TODAY: Does South Carolina’s constitution forbid partisan gerrymandering? The SC Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in League of Women Voters South Carolina v. Alexander at 2 PM ET. Tune into the live stream here:
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Supreme Court of South Carolina | South Carolina ETV
Watch the State Supreme Court of South Carolina.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 02/06/2025
NEW: The June edition of @skess108.bsky.social & @erings.bsky.social's state court oral argument roundup is here, with issues on the docket including partisan gerrymandering, fines and fees imposed on indigent defendants, bans on flavored tobacco, and more.
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in June
Issues on the dockets include partisan gerrymandering, fines and fees imposed on indigent defendants, and bans on flavored tobacco and online vision tests.
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Sarah Kessler @skess108.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
State supreme courts will be BUSY in March, taking up an OR gun ban for those w/ drug convictions (today!), election certification rules in GA, a ND abortion ban, and efforts to set aside voter-approved min. wage hike and "dark money" disclosures in MO and AZ, statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in March
Issues on the dockets include controversial ballot counting rules, a minimum wage hike, and “dark money” contributions.
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