Preemption in the News View All News Topics Associated Press Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Associated Press Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show Read More AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/27/25 AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/27/25 Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness Read More Denver 7 Adam Polaski 4/18/25 Denver 7 Adam Polaski 4/18/25 Colorado bill would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts Read More The Gazette Adam Polaski 1/9/25 The Gazette Adam Polaski 1/9/25 Colorado's mayors to governor, lawmakers: Don't take away local control to combat crime Read More Adam Polaski 11/6/24 Adam Polaski 11/6/24 Baltimore voters approve local police control charter amendment Read More Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Extended GOP control of Missouri would affect KC. What it could mean on crime, guns, taxes Read More Teen Vogue Adam Polaski 6/26/24 Teen Vogue Adam Polaski 6/26/24 States Are Restricting Protests and Criminalizing Dissent Read More TruthOut Adam Polaski 6/26/24 TruthOut Adam Polaski 6/26/24 North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters Read More Talking Points Memo Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Talking Points Memo Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Red States Seek To Make Anti-Abortion Regimes Absolute By Boxing Out Democratic Prosecutors Read More The Intercept Adam Polaski 5/16/24 The Intercept Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion? Read More Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 8/14/23 Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 8/14/23 In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections Read More ATL Journal-Constitution Adam Polaski 5/5/23 ATL Journal-Constitution Adam Polaski 5/5/23 Georgia DAs could be punished or ousted under new law Read More Fort-Worth Star Telegram Adam Polaski 5/1/23 Fort-Worth Star Telegram Adam Polaski 5/1/23 As legislators curtail Texas cities’ options on police, taxes, local control gets lost | Opinion Read More Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Florida education officials target Leon County superintendent for opposing Gov. DeSantis Read More Florida Politics Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Florida Politics Adam Polaski 4/28/23 House passes Miami-Dade-inspired bill setting Sheriff jurisdiction, limiting city police defunding Read More The Intercept Adam Polaski 4/20/23 The Intercept Adam Polaski 4/20/23 Mississippi to create special justice system for just one city: majority-Black Jackson Read More Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 4/18/23 Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 4/18/23 “Our Voices Don’t Matter”: Tennessee Legislature Moves to Gut Police Oversight Read More New York Times Adam Polaski 4/7/23 New York Times Adam Polaski 4/7/23 The Response to Crime: Republican lawmakers are putting limits on progressive prosecutors. Read More Adam Polaski 3/29/23 Adam Polaski 3/29/23 Indiana General Assembly attempts to stop prosecutors who choose not to prosecute certain crimes Read More Adam Polaski 3/28/23 Adam Polaski 3/28/23 Georgia Joins A Cadre of Red States Seeking Control Over Local DAs Read More Older Posts
Associated Press Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Associated Press Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show Read More
AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/27/25 AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/27/25 Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness Read More
Denver 7 Adam Polaski 4/18/25 Denver 7 Adam Polaski 4/18/25 Colorado bill would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts Read More
The Gazette Adam Polaski 1/9/25 The Gazette Adam Polaski 1/9/25 Colorado's mayors to governor, lawmakers: Don't take away local control to combat crime Read More
Adam Polaski 11/6/24 Adam Polaski 11/6/24 Baltimore voters approve local police control charter amendment Read More
Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Extended GOP control of Missouri would affect KC. What it could mean on crime, guns, taxes Read More
Teen Vogue Adam Polaski 6/26/24 Teen Vogue Adam Polaski 6/26/24 States Are Restricting Protests and Criminalizing Dissent Read More
TruthOut Adam Polaski 6/26/24 TruthOut Adam Polaski 6/26/24 North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters Read More
Talking Points Memo Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Talking Points Memo Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Red States Seek To Make Anti-Abortion Regimes Absolute By Boxing Out Democratic Prosecutors Read More
The Intercept Adam Polaski 5/16/24 The Intercept Adam Polaski 5/16/24 Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion? Read More
Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 8/14/23 Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 8/14/23 In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections Read More
ATL Journal-Constitution Adam Polaski 5/5/23 ATL Journal-Constitution Adam Polaski 5/5/23 Georgia DAs could be punished or ousted under new law Read More
Fort-Worth Star Telegram Adam Polaski 5/1/23 Fort-Worth Star Telegram Adam Polaski 5/1/23 As legislators curtail Texas cities’ options on police, taxes, local control gets lost | Opinion Read More
Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Florida education officials target Leon County superintendent for opposing Gov. DeSantis Read More
Florida Politics Adam Polaski 4/28/23 Florida Politics Adam Polaski 4/28/23 House passes Miami-Dade-inspired bill setting Sheriff jurisdiction, limiting city police defunding Read More
The Intercept Adam Polaski 4/20/23 The Intercept Adam Polaski 4/20/23 Mississippi to create special justice system for just one city: majority-Black Jackson Read More
Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 4/18/23 Bolts Magazine Adam Polaski 4/18/23 “Our Voices Don’t Matter”: Tennessee Legislature Moves to Gut Police Oversight Read More
New York Times Adam Polaski 4/7/23 New York Times Adam Polaski 4/7/23 The Response to Crime: Republican lawmakers are putting limits on progressive prosecutors. Read More
Adam Polaski 3/29/23 Adam Polaski 3/29/23 Indiana General Assembly attempts to stop prosecutors who choose not to prosecute certain crimes Read More
Adam Polaski 3/28/23 Adam Polaski 3/28/23 Georgia Joins A Cadre of Red States Seeking Control Over Local DAs Read More
