Leading Monday's states brief, Connecticut has became the first state to challenge the new federal Energy Policy Act , allowing the developers of power projects to appeal directly to the federal government when state officials deny or delay...

Leading Friday's states brief, an Alabama Circuit Court judge has overridden a jury's recommendation of life imprisonment, and sentenced Kerry Spencer to death for the murders of three police officers. Under Alabama law, a judge may override...

Leading Thursday's states brief, the Florida Supreme Court ruled today that gun makers, sued by cities and counties seeking to recover the costs of providing services for gun-related violence, are not covered by their commercial liability insurance...

Leading Tuesday's states brief, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his state will recognize the civil unions and domestic partnerships of other states, although not same-sex marriages. In a legal opinion , Blumenthal stated, "Civil...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion today saying that a proposal to build a gambling casino in West Warwick does not meet the state constitutional requirement that all lotteries be...

Leading Friday's states brief, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled today that a one-room religious school must comply with health and plumbing regulations even if doing so would infringe on their sectarian beliefs. The school was closed...

Leading Thursday's states brief, the Massachusetts state legislature today overrode Governor Mitt Romney's veto of a bill which requiring emergency room doctors to offer emergency contraception to rape victims. Romney said he would not sign the...

Leading Tuesday's states brief, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division heard oral arguments today on whether the court should uphold a lower court ruling that found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional . Attorneys for...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that an illegal immigrant, suffering from severe pain and diagnosed with acute leukemia, was entitled to Medicaid because he suffered from an emergency medical condition. The court...

Leading Friday's states brief, former Miami Herald columnist Jim DeFede will not be prosecuted for secretly taping phone conversations with Miami city commissioner Arthur T. Teele Jr. just before Teele killed himself. Assistant State Attorney...