The Hatch Act, enacted in 1939 and most recently amended in 2012, is a federal statute that restricts the political activities of federal civilian executive b

New Jersey Revised Statutes § 18A:36-41 requires the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to issue statewide guidance to local school districts to ensure a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for transgender and gender-nonconforming students. The law directs schools to adopt policies that respect student privacy, maintain confidentiality of records, and use student-asserted names and pronouns.

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), codified at N.J. Rev. Stat. § 10:5-1 et seq., establishes a broad anti-discrimination framework across employment, housing, public accommodations, and other public settings.

The Constitution of the State of New Jersey, adopted in 1947 and subsequently amended, establishes the structure of state government and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens. Its Declaration of Rights affirms that all individuals are free and possess natural and unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and safety.

In Bonner v. State, 740 So. 2d 439 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998), the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals considered whether expert testimony on battered woman syndrome was admissible to support a self-defense claim.

In Harrington v. State, 858 So. 2d 278 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002), the conviction of a woman found guilty of reckless manslaughter for shooting and killing her husband was reviewed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

In Hall v. McBride, 416 So. 2d 986 (Ala. 1982), the Alabama Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of gender-specific language in Alabama’s probate statutes.

In Anonymous v. Anonymous, 469 So. 2d 588 (Ala. 1985), the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether parents could obtain court authorization to sterilize their minor daughter, who was fourteen years old and had significant intellectual disabilities. The parents argued that sterilization was necessary to prevent pregnancy, which they believed would endanger her health and well-being.

In Ex parte State ex rel. Alabama Policy Institute, 200 So. 3d 495 (Ala. 2015), the Supreme Court of Alabama intervened in the state’s handling of same-sex marriage following federal district court rulings striking down Alabama’s marriage ban.

In the case LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C., 403 So. 3d 747 (Ala. 2024), the Supreme Court of Alabama expanded the reach of the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act to include frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF).