On a personal note, tomorrow I begin a parental leave that will last through the summer. My son was born last fall, and it worked out to take leave now. I'm very grateful for this time and looking forward to working on crawling, feeding ourself & taking in the sights and sounds of summer together.

and @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social, who has anchored @statesnewsroom.com's immigration coverage for years, on the birthright citizenship case: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Catch up on @statesnewsroom.com stories on today's SCOTUS rulings. Me and Shauneen Miranda on the transgender athlete cases:

This is why I never keep my prewrites in the CMS.

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/brea...

*SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CURBS

Still working through this complicated case, but here is what we know now:

🧵TODAY is my one-year anniversary on the democracy beat for @statesnewsroom.com I can’t think of a beat I’d rather be on right now, and States Newsroom is a great place to do it. Here are some recent highlights, beginning with a story from yesterday www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

"A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds: James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker, is tied with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, according to a New York Times/Siena poll." -- www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could decide whether the state can require Arizonans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote and if it can purge voter rolls in the months leading up to an election. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

News From The States is your one-stop shop for expert, on-the-ground reporting from all 50 states. Your donation helps us to continue to illuminate stories and trends you can’t find anywhere else. Support us today: statesnewsroom.com/donate//?utm...

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall vowed to be on the Kansas general election ballot in November and to decline administrative appointment from President Donald Trump during the next two years. via @kansasreflector.com

HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOURNALISM: Look at this excellent piece from our democracy reporter @jonshorman.bsky.social, with no paywall or ads, about how Trump remains more zeroed in on elections than ever, and what fears it arouses @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

NEW: Within hours of oral arguments, the AK Supreme Court ordered the Alaska Division of Elections to include Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg on the primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate. "I’m glad it’s over. It was pretty stressful," - Sullivan via phone alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/29/a...

Ohio Republicans are evaluating whether they have the votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation requiring a photo ID to vote by mail ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/29/w...

JUST IN: DOJ has lost for the 10th straight time in an effort to obtain states' voter rolls. This defeat is courtesty of Judge Joseph LaPlante, a George W. Bush appointee in New Hampshire. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump says he doesn't know what he will do with the housing bill the Senate and House approved with broadly bipartisan votes.

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members My latest for @statesnewsroom.com on Trump's firings of Fed Board Gov. Lisa Cook and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/high...

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/high...

Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

NEW - US Supreme Court says cellphone location history data is covered by the 4th Amendment, but declines to give guidance to police on when searches for the data are reasonable www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

NEW: Trump’s boast that he asked a US attorney in California to "do me a favor" and investigate its election is triggering alarm among former federal prosecutors & voting rights advocates about the prospect of White House interference in the midterms www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a major blow to the Trump administration. via @jonshorman.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

NEW: States may accept mailed ballots after Election Day, US Supreme Court rules First pass on this story for @statesnewsroom.com, updates to come... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

President Trump must pay magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll $5 million after Supreme Court denies his appeal of sexual abuse verdict https://cnn.it/4oR5zke

The Supreme Court won't review the dismissal of Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit. Thomas, joined by Gorsuch, once again calls for the court to reconsider (and likely overrule) New York Times v. Sullivan, gutting First Amendment protections against libel suits. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

NEW - The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case next term on Arizona's proof of citizenship voter registration law I previewed this possible case back in May www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

Maine Senate poll (NYT/Press Herald/Siena — likely voters) Platner 49% Collins 47% Generic ballot: 53% D, 43% R Platner favorables: 45/50 Collins favorables: 48/51 Trump approval: 39/60 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The South Dakota Republican Party blocked journalists including Searchlight from attending speeches by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday night during the party’s state convention.

Episode 34 is live! This week, we’re handing the reins to our States Newsroom colleagues @penncapital-star.com for Part 2 of their series “ICEd Out.” via @ejprev.bsky.social

DC PROTEST: A Next250 demonstration Saturday featured a massive “Declaration of Interdependence” requiring more than a dozen people to hold in a march past the northern barricaded perimeter of the White House @ashleymurray.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/prot...

NEW: John Yoo, the veteran national security attorney who rose to prominence during George W. Bush’s administration, is advising Joe DiGenova and the so-called ‘grand conspiracy’ prosecution. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

BREAKING: A federal judge has DISMISSED a case brought by the Trump Justice Department seeking access to Pennsylvania’s voter rolls, including voters’ sensitive information. Background story in next post.

BREAKING: The Republican National Committee and two Colorado GOP elected officials are suing Secretary of State Jena Griswold, alleging that a policy allowing some U.S. citizens overseas to register and vote in Colorado elections violates the state constitution. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”

NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS: A bipartisan bill to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation cleared a major hurdle but still faces roadblocks, including opposition from the largest college sports conferences @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/coll...

Nebraska Supreme Court rules voter data case is moot because feds already have records My latest @nebraskaexaminer.com nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/26/n...

Breaking News: John Bolton, a former top adviser to President Trump, pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information. He could face prison time.

GOP dreams of another big budget bill dashed by Trump demands for SAVE America Act westvirginiawatch.com/2026/06/26/r...

Surprising no one, DOJ is appealing the federal district court decision blocking use of Homeland Security’s SAVE system

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday evening announced she was asking Attorney General Raúl Torrez to investigate Drug Enforcement Administration agents who let fentanyl pills cross into the state.

2. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border www.newsfromthestates.com/article/supr...

TWO major immigration rulings out of SCOTUS this morning. @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social reports on both: 1. US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court, reports @jonshorman.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

NEW: A federal judge has blocked major portions of Trump's executive order that attempts to restrict voting by mail www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border www.newsfromthestates.com/article/supr...

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians & 6,000 Syrians www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, threw out a $1.25 million verdict a Missouri court awarded to a man who said long-term use of the weedkiller Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. #moleg #mogov

BREAKING: A judge has blocked federal officials from implementing Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail Decision - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...