Tag: state constitutions
New Digital Tool Provides State-by-State Analysis of High Court Rulings on Abortion
State Constitutions and Abortion Rights tool features a user-friendly interactive map outlining each state high court's rulings and constitutional provisions.
New Digital Resource Assesses State Constitutional Protections Against Sex Discrimination
Interactive map outlines legal precedents and standards established in each state.
Center Argues to Protect Abortion Rights Under State Constitutions
Arguments scheduled in South Carolina and Georgia cases challenging abortion bans.
State Constitutions and Abortion Rights: Building Protections for Reproductive Autonomy (Report, July 2022)
This Center report provides detailed analysis of state high court cases litigated by the Center that built strong protections for abortion rights and access using personal autonomy, privacy, and equality frameworks prior to the Dobbs decision. It focuses on key decisions in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, and New Mexico that protected abortion more […]
State Constitutions and Abortion Rights: Building Protections for Reproductive Autonomy (Report, April 2022)
This Center report outlines 11 states in which high courts have recognized that their state constitutions protect abortion rights and access independently from and more strongly than the U.S. Constitution or have struck down restrictions that were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The analysis considers how this jurisprudence can expand and shape efforts to […]
New Center Report Shows How State Constitutions Can Protect Abortion Rights
As the Supreme Court considers whether to overturn decades of precedent holding that the U.S. Constitution protects abortion, state constitutions and courts matter more than ever.
