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> Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Alicia Bannon, Brennan Center for Justice" <[email protected]> > Subject: State Court Report: Back-to-school resources on state courts and > constitutions > Date: August 28, 2025 at 12:06:06 PM EDT > To: <[email protected]> > > > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/2025-08-28/7wxrhw/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > To mark the start of the school year, we’re sharing new resources — along > with some old favorites — for anyone looking to learn more about state courts > and constitutions. We’ll be back in September with our regular newsletter. > If someone forwarded this email to you, you can subscribe > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/subscribe/7wxrhz/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > to State Court Report’s biweekly newsletter to stay on top of state > constitutional developments all year long. > > > How State Courts and Constitutions Work > State courts and constitutions are on the front lines of many of today’s key > issues. To offer background on how they operate, State Court > Reportcontributing editor Sarah Kessler rounded up some of our top explainers > on topics such as how state constitutions are amended and when the U.S. > Supreme Court can review state court decisions. READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/state-courts-and-constitutions/7wxrj3/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > Scholarship Roundup: State Constitutional Law, Courts, and Institutions > The past few months have yielded an array of new scholarship on state > constitutional law, courts, and institutions, writes Miriam Seifter, a > professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and faculty codirector of > the State Democracy Research Initiative. The latest installment of Seifter’s > scholarship roundup summarizes recent books and law review articles on state > public law. READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/-constitutional-law-courts-and/7wxrj6/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > State Courts and Constitutions by the Numbers > “There is fascinating diversity among the 50 states’ courts and > constitutions,” writes State Court Report consultant Nancy Watzman, who > compiled statistics and other facts. For example, Oklahoma and Texas each > have two high courts, and Alabama’s constitution is about 373,000 words long > — longer than most of Stephen King’s novels. READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/state-constitutions-and-courts/7wxrj9/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > Exploring State Constitutions > We asked experts to dive into their states’ constitutions, narrate their > histories, identify their quirks, and summarize their most essential > components. Learn which constitution is the world’s oldest still in effect > today, which ones carry vestiges of slavery, and how state constitutions > address abortion rights, direct democracy, and more in this ongoing series. > READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/-exploring-state-constitutions/7wxrjd/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > Advice for Law Students from State Supreme Court Justices > Eight state supreme court justices told us what they wished someone had told > them in law school. Among their answers: Enroll in a legal clinic, apply for > a clerkship after graduation, and don’t be too convinced of your own views. > READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/s-state-supreme-court-justices/7wxrjh/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > State Constitutional Resources We Love > We collected our favorite resources that demystify state courts and > constitutions. These tools, useful to novices, pros, and everyone in between, > include interactive maps, databases, and in-depth reports on state judicial > decisions, biographies of state justices, and more. READ MORE > <https://go.brennancenter.org/e/557782/nstitutional-resources-we-love/7wxrjl/2161625117/h/1rCsa7OayTI1NQnXsb08RKl25pmq5yHmkuAn8FJZ5cw> > How to Use the State Case Database > Researchers, journalists, and the public can use this guide to understand how > to find court decisions related to state constitutional law in State Court > Report’s curated database. The user-friendly interface is searchable by > issue, year, and state. 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