by: the State Court Staff Courts rule on juvenile sentences, marijuana, pets and more Courtroom Weekly The latest and greatest in court cases around the nation Join Our Mailing List Email: For Email Marketing you can trust In this issue… Featured case News from Colorado News from Hawaii News from Texas News from Ohio News [...]

By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There was one new confirmation and three vacancies this past week, leaving the final tally at 82 vacancies or approximately 9.4% of the total Article [...]

Edited by Greg Janetka MADISON, Wisconsin: This edition of The Executive Summary features a preview of the 2014 election season. Additionally we take a look at the unfolding controversy surrounding the Governor of Virginia, keep you up to date on 2013 elections, and toss a trivia question your way. 2014 elections While voters in New [...]

Edited by Brittany Clingen Tuesday Count Lineup: 1 certification 2 measures for 2013 Topics featured in this report Food labels(News) Guns(2014 watch) Marijuana(Ballot law) With the end of Washington state’s regular legislative session, comes a new Initiative to the Legislature that will be on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2013. Since [...]

Edited by Joel Williams This week’s tracker takes a look at a state senator pleading guilty and two interesting pieces of legislation. Weekly highlight Last week three states, Arkansas, Indiana, and Montana ended their sessions. Here is a brief look at issues making headlines across the country: Illinois: Sen. Donne Trotter (D) was sentenced to [...]

by: the State Court Staff Copyrights, sexual abuse, pay cuts and school vouchers Courtroom Weekly The latest and greatest in court cases around the nation Join Our Mailing List Email: For Email Marketing you can trust In this issue… Featured case News from Utah News from Indiana News from Massachusetts News from Iowa News from [...]

By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There were two new confirmation this past week, leaving the final tally at 80 vacancies or approximately 9.2% of the total Article III posts currently [...]

By Eric Veram Since the beginning of the year, we have tracked 167 proposed laws in 35 states affecting the initiative and referendum process. Please note that some of these are constitutional amendments requiring voter approval before going into effect. The Ballot Law Update is released on the last Wednesday of each month. Stay tuned [...]

Edited by Brittany Clingen Tuesday Count Lineup: 1 certification 1 measure for 2013 Topics featured in this report Certifications(News) Initiatives(Ballot law) What to watch for: Washington local ballot measure elections today!   Arkansas now has three certified legislatively-referred constitutional amendments on the ballot for 2014, including two that many thought were dead. Both the Arkansas [...]

Edited by Joel Williams This week’s tracker takes a look at issues in state legislatures making headlines this week. Weekly highlight Last week one state, Tennessee, ended its session. Here is a brief look at issues making headlines across the country: Michigan: The Michigan State Legislature is considering a bill that would allow employers and [...]