State Court Report is a nonpartisan news source, resource, and commentary hub covering state constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. Visit StateCourtReport.org.https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3myczpdkirk2kHawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins works popular culture like Breaking Bad into his opinions. He’s also found space for criticism of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the Court’s use of originalism. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/hawaii-supreme-court-justice-todd-eddins-importance-state-constitutions20 Oct 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myczpdkirk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mycrspeaxc24One area that has received generous constitutional treatment is what constitutes a seizure under the Connecticut Constitution, write former CT Justice Joette Katz and attorney Richard Emanuel. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/criminal-cases-connecticut-high-court-aims-constitutional-ceiling20 Oct 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycrspeaxc24https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3myarhvvt6k2l"The president has no constitutional authority over federal election administration. Rather, state and local officials are charged with administering elections, serving voters, and counting ballots to determine who the people chose to represent them." https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/states-not-president-run-elections-america19 Oct 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myarhvvt6k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3myaj2byzr22yTwenty-four states are holding elections for supreme court seats this November. @douglaskeith.bsky.social spotlights the supreme court races with the greatest potential to shape state high courts: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-supreme-court-elections-watch-november19 Oct 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaj2byzr22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3myachcwp4s2dChrista Pike’s failed execution raises questions about the legal system that makes executions possible. Can the death penalty operate fairly? Subscribe to State Court Report to learn more: bit.ly/45IXZ0M19 Oct 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3myachcwp4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxzfrqjtps2iBallot measures continue to be a tool in the fight over abortion rights. Check out what's on your state's ballot in the November election. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/2026-abortion-related-ballot-measures16 Oct 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzfrqjtps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxyqkq7g2k2sElection-related warrant requests raise special concerns, explain former OH Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and @brennancenter.org 's Hayne Yoon. Judges faced with these requests can do a lot to safeguard elections. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/judges-critical-role-evaluating-election-related-search-warrants16 Oct 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyqkq7g2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxwlb6okk22c"The president has no constitutional authority over federal election administration. Rather, state and local officials are charged with administering elections, serving voters, and counting ballots to determine who the people chose to represent them." https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/states-not-president-run-elections-america15 Oct 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwlb6okk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxwj4o2fmc2wCurious what state constitutional amendments voters across the country will consider in the upcoming midterm elections? @erings.bsky.social has you covered. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/2026-ballot-measures-watch15 Oct 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwj4o2fmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxw75tbmyc2wOregon’s history includes both blatant discrimination and democratic progress. The first laws of its territorial government prohibited Black people from residing in the territory. Later it was a leader in the state constitutional revolution. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/oregon-constitution-story-transformation15 Oct 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw75tbmyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxu3knsdzc26Midterm voters will soon start hearing about election certification — a mandatory, post-election formality that marks the end of the vote-counting process. Here’s how it works in several states, including those with high-profile elections: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-elections-are-certified-battleground-states14 Oct 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu3knsdzc26https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxtuxidjgs2oA lack of clarity over EMTALA's requirements has led hospitals in states that ban abortion to turn away pregnant people who need emergency care, writes @maryrziegler.bsky.social. The predictable result? Preventable and tragic deaths like Tierra Walker's. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/2026-abortion-related-ballot-measures14 Oct 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtuxidjgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxtooxhfnk2oBallot measures continue to be a tool in the fight over abortion rights this year, with some states attempting to expand rights and others looking to shore up restrictions. @maryrziegler.bsky.social lays out the landscape: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/2026-abortion-related-ballot-measures14 Oct 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtooxhfnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxrm724xak2dTwenty-four states are holding elections for supreme court seats this November. @douglaskeith.bsky.social spotlights the supreme court races with the greatest potential to shape state high courts: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-supreme-court-elections-watch-november13 Oct 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrm724xak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxrezlt3sk2lAhead of election day, @wuc3.bsky.social reminds us that "states are the primary regulators of elections, and their charters do much of the work to establish and protect the right to vote." https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voting-rights-under-state-constitutions-explained13 Oct 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrezlt3sk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxhbdfc5wc22The Oklahoma constitution requires a public vote every 20 years over whether to hold a state constitutional convention. But there hasn't been such a vote in over 50 years. The requirement is now at the center of an inter-branch conflict, writes @msmith750.bsky.social. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/oklahomas-governor-and-legislature-spar-over-calling-constitutional09 Oct 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhbdfc5wc22https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxh3hrp2dc22Ahead of election day, @wuc3.bsky.social reminds us that "states are the primary regulators of elections, and their charters do much of the work to establish and protect the right to vote." https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voting-rights-under-state-constitutions-explained09 Oct 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh3hrp2dc22https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxfbie5oay2iElection-related warrant requests raise special concerns, explain former OH Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and @brennancenter.org https://shared.outlook.inky.com/link?domain=bsky.app&t=h.eJxFjckKgzAUAH9Fci6JMYvVk7_ysriQ-AwuqJT-ewkt9DoDMy9yrJG0BRn3PW0tY2YLN4WUWFqXfoqeucm1Kdp2uKr5VGe19_bEGMKYvB6SvMijICEXzOoRAa3H3a_MAOKC0P0ojXBSvA_q3cEcuMYrLVQtRFkLrWRjnOGca8fhqTXjdVM2ZSW4pEpWUuk88XkC3243zDBFapc5G5fNn7w_rc9DRQ.MEUCIHhUnceflfHACS02sa4AxylhVyR2iBEFRWKLxazsLbhDAiEApE4g18CyFoIiw139_DQsKpa4yuy4qviP4S7aODxWxbA's Hayne Yoon. Judges faced with these requests can do a lot to safeguard elections. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/judges-critical-role-evaluating-election-related-search-warrants08 Oct 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfbie5oay2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxf64bkkys2fA week before last week's botched execution of Christa Pike, the Tennessee Supreme Court rejected Pike's state and federal constitutional challenge to the lethal injection protocol, saying any risk of severe pain was “speculative,” writes @aliciabannon.bsky.social. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/flawed-machinery-death08 Oct 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxf64bkkys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mxerctxbyc2mTwenty-four states are holding elections for supreme court seats this November. @douglaskeith.bsky.social spotlights the supreme court races with the greatest potential to shape state high courts: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-supreme-court-elections-watch-november08 Oct 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxerctxbyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mx7xt44akk2iTierra Walker’s family claims she died because she was denied a medically necessary abortion. Who, if anyone, will be held accountable for her death? We’ll be following this story and others like it on State Court Report. Subscribe today to learn more: bit.ly/45IXZ0M06 Oct 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7xt44akk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mx7qf5lg5c2gThe CA Supreme Court's holding that a sheriff's seizure of ballots cast in the state’s November 2025 special election was unlawful offers lessons for the upcoming midterms, writes @derekclinger.bsky.social of @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/california-supreme-court-finds-sheriffs-seizure-650000-ballots-unlawful06 Oct 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7qf5lg5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mx4z6ls6ls2iThe Massachusetts Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on whether a judge was right to hold prosecutors responsible and dismiss criminal charges against a defendant when ICE detained him in the middle of his trial. Watch the arguments and read more here: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-court-oral-arguments-watch-october-105 Oct 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4z6ls6ls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mx4z5yrkz22iThe Utah Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on whether the state can transfer high-profile redistricting, abortion, and climate challenges away from their judges to new judicial panels, under a 2026 law passed after redistricting losses. Watch and read more here: https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-court-oral-arguments-watch-october-105 Oct 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4z5yrkz22i