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2/7/25
DAILY JOURNAL
San Francisco, Santa Clara County say they will sue Trump over immigration

2/7/25
PORTLNAD TRIBUNE
Portland to join other sanctuary cities in lawsuit against Trump administration

2/7/25
MISSION LOCAL
S.F. to sue Trump administration over attacks on sanctuary cities

2/7/25
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
San Francisco is suing Trump administration for targeting sanctuary cities

2/7/25
THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
‘Illegal and authoritarian’: San Francisco to sue Trump over immigration crackdown

2/7/25
KQED
San Francisco Leads Lawsuit Against Trump’s Threats to Punish Sanctuary Cities

2/7/25
OREGONLIVE
Portland to join San Francisco, other sanctuary cities in suing Trump administration

2/7/25
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING (OPB)
Portland joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s sanctuary city crackdown

2/7/25
WILLIAMETTE WEEK
Portland Will Join Other Sanctuary Cities in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

1/31/25
MS.
HIPAA’s Reproductive Privacy Rule Under Siege: Legal Attacks and a Trump Administration Loom

1/29/25
TIME
Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Includes an Attack on Abortion Rights

1/8/25
SAN FRANCISCO CHONICLE
This powerful legal tool can help local governments defend against Trump policies

1/7/25
YALE LAW SCHOOL
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project has set a new standard for how students can impact local law

11/4/24
FORTUNE
20-year election official debunks ‘dangerous myths’ about the U.S. electoral process

11/1/24
LAW360
Boosting Confidence In Pennsylvania's Election System

10/31/24
WISPOLITICS
Margaret “Maggie” Daun: Please leave election administration to the experts

9/26/24
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Judge Allows Prosecutors’ Case Against Oversight Panel to Proceed

8/12/24
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Elections Officials Battle a Deluge of Disinformation

7/11/24
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Why Trump Supporters Keep Avoiding Convictions on Election Charges

6/24/24
TIME
How SCOTUS Gave Prosecutors Incredible Power Over Abortion Access

6/15/24
NBC
Abortion pill access could still face challenges after Supreme Court decision

5/16/24
The Intercept
Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?

5/16/24
TMP
Red States Seek To Make Anti-Abortion Regimes Absolute By Boxing Out Democratic Prosecutors

4/27/24
Time
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Donald Trump Can Be Criminally Prosecuted

4/23/24
Time
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Idaho’s Near-Total Abortion Ban

4/19/24
Vanity Fair
No, Trump’s Plan to Deploy 100,000 Poll Workers Isn’t About “Election Integrity”

4/17/24
Macon
Georgia district attorneys file new lawsuit challenging state oversight panel

4/17/24
Law 360
Ga. DAs Revive Legal Fight Over Prosecutor Watchdog

4/12/24
Bloomberg Law
Arizona’s Abortion Ban Tees Up Legal Battle Over Ballot Measure

4/10/24
CBS News
Arizona Supreme Court rules abortion ban from 1864 can be enforced

4/9/24
AZ Family
Lawmakers, groups and others react to Arizona Supreme Court's ruling on abortion access

4/9/24
WUSF
Abortion proposal on Florida's November ballot might not end legal fights about the issue

4/9/24
The 19th
Arizona upholds an 1864 ban on abortion — making it illegal in the state

4/9/24
TPM
Arizona Supreme Court Greenlights Near-Total Abortion Ban, Making November Ballot Fight Existential

4/9/24
Vanity Fair
Arizona Brings Back Civil War–Era Law Banning Abortion, One Day After Trump Says States Should Decide

4/8/24
The New York Times
Putting Abortion Question to Florida Voters Is Unlikely to End Court Fights

4/5/24
US News & World Report
Abortion, Reproductive Rights Threaten to Upend Close Races Nationwide

4/2/24
The Intercept
How the Right Is Taking Over State Courts With Judicial Gerrymandering

4/2/24
Bloomberg Law
Fetal Personhood Fight Spurred by Florida Abortion Ballot Ruling

3/28/24
The Grio
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s concern about abortion drug case hints at Supreme Court ruling outcome

3/25/24
The Hill
Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could have sweeping consequences

3/22/24
Vanity Fair
Election Workers Are Bracing for Another Barrage of Trump Threats

3/11/24
WMNF
Florida leaders, advocacy nonprofit take legal step to fight for Black congressional district

2/28/24
The Guardian
New program to help US local elections officials who face ‘death by 1,000 cuts’

2/28/24
Election Law Blog
Public Rights Project Launches National Election Protection Hub to Defend 200+ Officials Under Unprecedented Attack in 2024

2/20/24
The Grio
New maps in Wisconsin will allow democracy to ‘work better’ for Black and working Americans, say advocates

2/19/24
The Heartland POD
Public Rights Project: Harnessing Local Government For The Better

2/9/24
The Grio
U.S. Supreme Court justices could rule in favor of Trump in Colorado presidential primary ballot case

2/8/24
Colorado Public Radio
Here are the legal questions the Supreme Court will consider in the case to disqualify Donald Trump

2/8/24
The Guardian
What to watch for at US supreme court oral arguments on keeping Trump off 2024 ballot

2/5/24
The Guardian
‘The threat isn’t over’: the expert arguing to the supreme court Trump is an insurrectionist

1/30/24
MSNBC The Last Word Lawrence O'donnell
Lawrence: Historians’ brief teaches Supreme Court 14th Amendment’s real history

1/30/24
New York Times
If It Walks Like an Insurrection and Talks Like an Insurrection…

12/29/23
US News & World Report
Court Fights Over Redistricting Draw Cries of Partisanship

12/26/23
WUWM
Now comes the map making in Wisconsin's legislative redistricting dispute

12/22/23
Washington Post
Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns GOP-favored legislative maps

12/16/23
Arizona Public Media
The Buzz: Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans

12/15/23
The New Republic
Here’s Why Abortion Rights Activists Are Taking Their Fight to the States

12/22/23
PBS -- To The Contrary
Pivotal Arizona Abortion Case

12/13/23
Truthout
Arizona Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against 1864 Anti-Abortion Law

12/12/23
AZ Mirror
Arizona Supreme Court weighs the future of legal abortion

12/12/23
The Messenger
Arizona Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in High-Stakes Abortion Case

12/11/23
Georgia Public Broadcasting
GPB evening headlines for December 11, 2023

12/2/23
Black Enterprise
Georgia Supreme Court Blocks Republican Attempt To Remove Fani Willis

11/28/23
The Intercept
Georgia Supreme Court Blocks GOP Attack on Trump Prosecutor — For Now

11/26/23
TheGrio
Dem voters urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down ‘unconstitutional’ maps

11/22/23
TheGrio
Court ruling on Black voters’ right to sue under Voting Rights Act is ‘unconscionable’

11/21/23
Spectrum
Supreme Court hears arguments in maps case

11/21/23
Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing offers hope for restoring fair election maps

11/21/23
Truthout
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Wildly Gerrymandered Maps

9/29/23
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Judge allows DA oversight law in Georgia to take effect

9/27/23
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Judge allows DA oversight law in Georgia to take effect

9/27/23
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Unrigging the Gig Economy

9/8/23
The 19th
Politicians' efforts to undermine courts often target the Black women challenging their political agenda

9/7/23
MSNBC Way Too Early
DA Willis calls to keep juror identities secret in GA election case

9/4/23
MSNBC
Georgia Republicans’ attempts to remove Fani Willis threaten democracy

9/3/23
MSNBC / The ReidOut Blog
Why Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s defense of Fani Willis rings hollow

9/3/23
MSNBC (SYMONE)
Protecting Fani Willis at all costs: Why lawyers are on a mission to defend GA prosecutors

9/1/23
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Jolt: Dozens of Georgia mayors call for legislation to curb gun violence

9/1/23
The Guardian
Republican state senators seek new path to unseating Georgia DA Fani Willis

8/29/23
Law.com
Bad Laws: Texas Attorneys are Fighting 6 Bills Set to Take Effect this Week

8/27/23
MSNBC / The ReidOut Blog
The fight to protect Fani Willis from being removed is underway

8/25/23
Vanity Fair
Georgia Republicans Say They'll Move to Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis From Office With New State Law

8/24/23
The Intercept
Georgia GOP Gears Up to Remove Atlanta Prosecutor Who Indicted Donald Trump

8/9/23
Fort Myers Beach Observer
Gov. DeSantis suspends Democratic state prosecutor overseeing Orlando

8/2/23
The Intercept
Reformist DAs Sue Georgia Over Law to Remove Elected Prosecutors — Including One Probing Donald Trump

8/2/23
Associated Press
Georgia prosecutors are suing to strike down a new state law that undermines their authority

8/2/23
The Guardian
Georgia district attorneys challenge law allowing state to oust prosecutors

8/29/23
Reuters
Georgia prosecutors sue over state law they say undermines their power

6/20/23
The Oaklandside
Oakland's City Attorney is about to become more powerful

6/8/23
CBS News Miami
6 cities to end challenge to Florida police budgets law

6/8/23
WUWF
Florida cities end a constitutional challenge to the state's police budgets law

6/8/23
Scripps News -- Scripps News Tonight with Christian Bryant
Trump: "I'm innocent," condemns Indictment in Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case

6/1/23
LA Times
Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 — tax law should be fair

5/23/23
WBLT
Oakland nonprofit could help Jackson sue over governor’s line-item vetoes

5/6/23
The Intercept
Why St. Louis's Reform DA Kim Gardner Quit

5/3/23
NBC
Sham' website customer likely didn't affect Supreme Court ruling on same-sex weddings, experts say

5/1/23
Bloomberg
DeSantis, Suspended Prosecutor Spotlight Bigger Discretion Fight

4/28/23
Anchorage Daily News
Bethel set to join brief supporting mifepristone access in federal lawsuit

4/25/23
The Grio
Advocates fight for pregnant women to have access to abortion pill

4/25/23
Brennan Center
California Supreme Court to Consider Prosecutorial Discretion Over “Three-Strikes” Law

3/3/23
The Intercept
17 States Have Now Tried to Pass Bills That Strip Powers From Reform-Minded Prosecutors

2/20/23
ABC Action News
Judge dismisses Andrew Warren's federal lawsuit against DeSantis after suspension

2/20/23
Florida Phoenix
Judge blasts DeSantis over Warren suspension but says he's powerless to reinstate him

2/20/23
WFLA
DeSantis violated state law, but Warren can’t be reinstated, judge rules

2/20/23
POLITICO Pro
Biden signs historic law: Insurers cheer, drugmakers regroup

12/23/22
The Intercept
Medicaid and Moore v. Harper: two issues that dominated North Carolina politics in 2022

12/26/22
The Hill
The abortion battle has moved to your local court

12/21/22
WFLA
Warren v. DeSantis: Ruling expected soon in case of suspended prosecutor

12/19/22
ABC Action News
Decision in federal lawsuit challenging firing of Andrew Warren expected in coming days

12/1/22
Daily Beast
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Controversial Andrew Warren Power Grab Gets Its Day in Court

11/29/22
New 4 Jax
Warren vs. Desantis trial begins today

10/1/22
WRHU 88.7 FM (Hofstra University)
The Future of the Supreme Court

9/22/22
Florida Politics
Lawsuit against anti-riot bill’s ‘defund the police’ provision advances

8/19/22
Common Dreams
Michigan Judge Blocks Enforcement of 'Dangerous and Chilling' 1931 Abortion Ban

8/19/22
The 19th
Michigan court extends block on 1931 abortion ban

8/18/22
Fox 2 Detroit
The abortion arguments in Michigan

7/28/22
Fortune Broadsheet
Abortion benefits make their way into the boardroom post-Roe

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