State Government

Florida Supreme Court nixes proposal that lets lawyers not take state bar exam

The Florida Supreme Court recently struck down a proposal that would have allowed certain state government lawyers to practice in the state for three years without taking the Florida bar exam.

Jan 5, 2026 9:31 AM CST

DOJ sues state officials over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses

The Department of Justice is suing Illinois' Democratic governor and attorney general, claiming that new state laws prohibiting detention of immigrants at courthouses and other key locations are unconstitutional and “threaten the safety of federal officers,” according to the Associated Press.

Dec 24, 2025 10:15 AM CST

Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in the Chicago area for now, a significant setback for his campaign to push troops into cities across the country over the objections of local and state leaders.

Dec 23, 2025 3:38 PM CST

As clock ticks for bar exam decision, California allows state judges to vet questions

Judges and licensed attorneys will also be included on another panel of subject matter experts who will check the questions for accuracy, according to last week’s order.

Dec 23, 2025 1:46 PM CST

Police can access Google searches without warrant, state supreme court rules

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that police investigating a rape did not need a warrant to obtain a person's Google searches, the Record reports.

Dec 19, 2025 12:39 PM CST

Man who set fire in state supreme court building is sentenced

A man who pleaded guilty to starting a fire in the Colorado Supreme Court building was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.

Dec 17, 2025 9:26 AM CST

Activist lawyer caught up in accusations of sex and drugs with client is disbarred

An attorney known for his activism on behalf of the homeless has been disbarred for allegedly pressuring a client to sign a plea agreement and mishandling her money while also propositioning her for sex and cocaine.

Dec 16, 2025 10:07 AM CST

Offering financial incentives among possible strategies to attract lawyers to this state

Financially incentivizing more attorneys to practice in “high-need areas” in Wisconsin is chief among proposals from a Wisconsin Supreme Court committee tasked with addressing ongoing attorney shortages in the state.

Dec 11, 2025 2:01 PM CST

New York attorney general retains Munger, Tolles & Olson in $1M contract

New York Attorney General Letitia James has retained Munger, Tolles & Olson in a $1 million contract to advise her office on legal issues regarding two civil rights probes in the city.

Dec 10, 2025 11:06 AM CST

Washington lowers bar pass score retroactively as NextGen set to debut in July

The Washington Supreme Court order stated that the state’s Uniform Bar Exam passing score, which had been set to 266 since July 2020, would be lowered to 260 on the advice of the state’s three law school deans.

Dec 10, 2025 10:46 AM CST

While working as Georgia prosecutor, lawyer filed more than 600 disability lawsuits

A lawyer who filed more than 600 Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits in federal court against hotels and was found to have repeatedly inflated his attorney fees has been suspended from practicing in Maryland.

Dec 9, 2025 1:44 PM CST

Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map

The Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump and Republicans a major political victory by clearing the way for a Texas congressional map that was drawn in the hope of flipping up to five House seats to the GOP.

Dec 5, 2025 9:45 AM CST

FTC supports end to ABA council’s ‘monopoly’ as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:27 AM CST

Judge violated ethics rules for ordering teens’ detention but not for legislative and Tea Party remarks, court finds

An Ohio judge has been suspended for ordering the detention of two teenagers in the juvenile lockup for a weekend after they repeatedly refused to attend visitation with their father.

Dec 3, 2025 9:50 AM CST

Supreme Court sympathetic to antiabortion center in fight over donor names

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin (D) issued a subpoena in 2023—part of an investigation into whether a chain of faith-based, antiabortion pregnancy centers were deceiving clients and donors by falsely suggesting they offered abortion referrals.

Dec 2, 2025 12:46 PM CST