Cases, Courts, and Constitutions Across the 50 States

Commentary

Justices Battle for Control of the Arkansas Supreme Court

A series of disagreements — and resulting disciplinary investigations — threaten to undermine the public’s trust in the court. 

South Dakota Supreme Court Broadens ‘Marsy’s Law’ in Dispute Over Victim’s Diary

The case involved interpretation of the state’s constitutional amendment providing crime victims’ rights akin those of criminal defendants.

Anti-Abortion Strategies Center on 19th Century Federal Law 

Activists hope to set up a clash between the Comstock Act and state laws protecting abortion. 

Sole footer logo

A project of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law