Topic: State legislatures

Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on SCOTUS to uphold a fair and representative congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund)

SCOTUS could erase Black representation

Russell Payne
President Donald Trump (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s looming downballot disaster

Russell Payne
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens to President Donald Trump's address during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Can Texas GOP steal the midterms now?

David Daley
Voter voting in a polling place (Getty Images/Hill Street Studios)

Dems at disadvantage over "wasted votes"

Russell Payne
Janet Protasiewicz, 60, is sworn in for her position as a State Supreme Court Justice at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda in Madison, Wis. on August 1, 2023. (Sara Stathas for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

GOP wants to impeach liberal Wis. judge

Gabriella Ferrigine
Protesters calling for gun reform laws and showing support for the Democratic representatives facing expulsion stand in the House gallery at the Tennessee State Capitol building on April 6, 2023 in Nashville. (Seth Herald/Getty Images)

The "Tennessee Three" were right

Rae Hodge
John Roberts | Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

John Roberts won't save democracy

David Daley
Demonstrators gather in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Dark money fueling dangerous SCOTUS case

Areeba Shah
Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will SCOTUS enshrine minority rule?

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman holds a rally at Nether Providence Elementary School on October 15, 2022 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Election Day will be held nationwide on November 8, 2022. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

The Dunkirk election: Hey, we survived

Mike Lofgren
Arizona Democratic gubernatorial nominee Katie Hobbs speaks to supporters at an election night watch party at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on November 08, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Democrats make history with state wins

Areeba Shah
A Miami-Dade election official with the Miami-Dade County Elections Department conducts a comprehensive examination of the voting equipment that will be used in the November 8th general election on October 19, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Down-ballot Dems: 2022 could be tough

Gaby Goldstein, Mallory Roman
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

SCOTUS gone wild: They're back for more!

Heather Digby Parton
Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) greets supporters following a rally on August 12, 2022 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Nate Smallwood/Getty Images)

Dems have momentum: Take it down-ballot

Gaby Goldstein, Mallory Roman
People take part in a protest for "Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine" at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 15, 2020. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty)

How the states went nuts — what's next?

Paul Rosenberg
A reproductive rights activist, gagged by a scarf in the colors of the US flag, marches during a protest against a recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, in New York, July 4, 2022. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Left must take the fight to the states

Gaby Goldstein
Cardboard cutouts of the conservative Supreme Court justices were propped up by pro-choice activists in front of the Supreme Court before the Dobbs v Jackson Womens Health Organization decision overturning Roe v Wade was handed down at the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

One nation — under minority rule

David Daley
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, left, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump may lose in Georgia: So what?

Heather Digby Parton
Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS could let the GOP rule forever

Gaby Goldstein, David Daley
Michigan State capitol building in Lansing, MI (Getty Images/billnoll)

GOPer slammed for "shameful" rape remark

Igor Derysh
The lobby of Informed Choices Pregnancy Resource Center and Medical Clinic in Gilroy, Calif. on March 13, 2018. (Nic Coury for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Anti-abortion movement's big new plan

Kathryn Joyce
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (Caitlin O'Hara/Getty Images)

Arizona GOP: Who needs the popular vote?

Igor Derysh
Pro-choice protesters march outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. Texas passed SB8 which effectively bans nearly all abortions and it went into effect Sept. 1. A request to the Supreme Court to block the bill went unanswered and the Court still has yet to take any action on it. (Sergio Flores For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

After Roe: The fight moves to states

Gaby Goldstein
Hundreds of Trump supporters and gather near the Capitol Building for the Stop the Steal Rally in Atlanta, GA. as well as counter protesters in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The next Jan. 6 will be in the states

Gaby Goldstein
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