December 20, 2015 Ark. judge strikes down gay marriage ban An Arkansas judge has struck down the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage.
December 20, 2015 Indiana says it will appeal gay marriage ruling Indiana says it will appeal a federal judge's decision requiring it to recognize the out-of-state gay marriage of a lesbian couple in which one woman is terminally ill. The state also asked U.S. District Judge Richard Young late Thursday to stay the order while the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reviews the case.
December 20, 2015 Ark. judge voids state voter ID law A state judge has struck down Arkansas' voter ID law, saying it illegally adds a requirement that voters must meet before casting a ballot.
December 20, 2015 Perry rips ‘out-of-control’ federal government over Texas land dispute Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined his state’s top attorney on Wednesday in blasting the federal Bureau of Land Management over concerns that it may be looking at laying claim to thousands of acres of property in northern Texas.
December 20, 2015 States move to criminalize 'revenge porn' Dozens of states are joining the push to crack down on so-called "revenge porn" -- the posting of X-rated photos or videos online meant to embarrass or blackmail someone.
December 20, 2015 Republicans warn BLM eyeing land grab along Texas-Oklahoma border Texas officials are raising alarm that the Bureau of Land Management, on the heels of its dust-up with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, might be eyeing a massive land grab in northern Texas.
December 20, 2015 Former Labor secretary Reich blasts Bundy The comment from Robert Reich comes after Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid last week called Bundy’s supporters “domestic terrorists.”
December 20, 2015 Western states hold summit on controlling federal land, say 'It's simply time' Lawmakers from Western states said Friday that the time has come for them to take control of federal lands within their borders and suggested the standoff this month between a Nevada rancher and the federal government was a problem waiting to happen.
December 20, 2015 States work to protect electric grid from solar storms and nuclear attacks States are working to protect their electrical grids from solar storms and nuclear attacks, frustrated by federal inaction to do the same.
December 20, 2015 Secrecy surrounds execution drugs in most states Dating to the days when the guillotine operator or the hangman wore a mask, a certain amount of anonymity has always surrounded executions. But that secrecy is increasingly coming under fire, with judges, death penalty opponents and lawyers questioning why so little can be known about a state's most solemn responsibility.
