Source: The UnPopulist
by Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot
“As the U.S. Supreme Court rolls back long-standing constitutional protections, advocates are increasingly looking to state courts and constitutions to protect civil rights and liberties. The shift toward state constitutions as sources of expanded rights crosses ideological lines and issues, from abortion to criminal sentencing to property rights. It reflects a basic, often overlooked, truth about our system of government: States can provide more expansive protections for individual rights and liberties than the federal Constitution.” [editor’s note: Constitutions aren’t sources” of rights. They may protect, not protect, or violate rights, but the rights exist regardless of what the documents say – TLK] (02/10/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/robust-state-constitutionalism-can