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/3mttjyx4nsk23State and local officials’ responsibility to assist ICE with immigration enforcement is largely a matter of state and local law, despite the Trump administration’s claims to the contrary. Here are answers to some key legal questions on the issue. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/are-states-and-localities-required-cooperate-ice24 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjyx4nsk23https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mth5comphs2fA divided Arizona Supreme Court issued a major free speech ruling in June aimed at curbing dark money — and parted ways with SCOTUS’s analysis in Citizens United. Under the state constitution, corporate campaign contributions are not protected expression. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/arizona-charts-new-path-right-speak-freely19 Aug 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth5comphs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mtckzwcdz227State laws letting ppl sue ICE officials for abuses are constitutionally uncontroversial. They don't elevate state law over federal law. They help enforce federal law. That’s not a supremacy problem. Check out @brennancenter.org's kasiawolfkot.bsky.social at @ismapolicy.bsky.social's #LibCon2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtckzwcdz227https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mtcicpw7es2oA new explainer by @brennancenter.org's @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social and @margyoh.bsky.social and @nyulaw.bsky.social law student Samson Tu explores the legal issues around state and local policymaking related to immigration enforcement. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/are-states-and-localities-required-cooperate-ice17 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcicpw7es2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mt2sgpl6ss2qAn off-duty ICE agent who pushed a protestor was criminally charged in Illinois and just sentenced to 12 months of supervision. Curious when, exactly, states can prosecute federal officials? Check out our explainer. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/when-can-states-prosecute-federal-agents14 Aug 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2sgpl6ss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3msqb67ui222uRecent elections in Kansas and Missouri show that voters can and will push back when lawmakers try to reshape the rules of constitutional power. Learn more by subscribing to State Court Report’s free newsletter: bit.ly/45IXZ0M10 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqb67ui222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3msbaaecgis2tThe Hawaii Supreme Court opened the door for criminal defendants to challenge convictions based on discredited evidence, diverging from the U.S. Supreme Court. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/one-hawaii-justice-using-state-constitutionalism-challenge-federal04 Aug 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbaaecgis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3ms6z3fdbwk2gThe PA high court ruled last month that warrantless searches of private land violate the state constitution, departing from federal law and overturning a 2007 case that lockstepped with federal protections, writes @ij.org's Joshua Windham. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/pennsylvania-supreme-court-rejects-warrantless-searches-private-land03 Aug 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6z3fdbwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mrskvwgsxs2iIn an important decision, Arizona’s supreme court ruled that corporate campaign contributions are not protected speech under the state constitution — a departure from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling. Learn more by subscribing to State Court Report’s free newsletter: bit.ly/45IXZ0M29 Jul 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrskvwgsxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mrpp5paxts2yThe Alaska Constitution was signed in 1956, allowing its framers to build on the lessons of the federal and state constitutions preceding it — and for this essay's author to hear their stories firsthand. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/alaska-constitution-reflecting-people-and-territory-49th-state28 Jul 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpp5paxts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mrplghlfts2kFrom civil rights to voting rights, understanding how state courts and constitutions are playing an increasingly important role in protecting individual freedoms is crucial. Subscribe to State Court Report’s free newsletter: bit.ly/45IXZ0M28 Jul 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrplghlfts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mrn5zplp3c2pMany of the concepts later incorporated into the federal Constitution were first tested at the state level, writes @brennancenter.org's Zoe Merriman. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/founding-fathers-and-early-state-constitutions27 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn5zplp3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mrn2itdc2c2pNine court decisions have addressed the constitutionality of various abortion restrictions under recently passed reproductive freedom amendments, writes @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social's @cathrencohen.bsky.social. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-are-advocates-using-state-reproductive-freedom-amendments27 Jul 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn2itdc2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mr6nnjwsjk2uHow does a Constitution now described as "colorblind" apply in U.S. territories, where some laws turn on classifications closely tied to race and indigenous identity? Anthony Ciolli explores the question. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/our-colorblind-constitutions-territorial-blind-spot21 Jul 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6nnjwsjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mr6nm6ekcs23State and local governments are using location-specific protections, and property law more broadly, to pushback against ICE, @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social's @bgodar.bsky.social and @harrisonstark.bsky.social write. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-authority-limit-disruptive-federal-activity21 Jul 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6nm6ekcs23https://bsky.app/profile/statecourtreport.org/post/3mr3zwuci4s2wThe Michigan Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a habeas case on behalf of 7 chimps, but the Hawaii Supreme Court will consider 2 elephants’ liberty claims. @aliciabannon.bsky.social has covered legal fights over whether habeas corpus can be applied to the confinement of intelligent animals. https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/habeas-and-happy-elephant20 Jul 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:5iga2ei3iy7c2tlews4vkynv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3zwuci4s2w