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The Maryland Constitution: One of the Nation’s Oldest, Was a Model for Other States
The state’s current constitution was adopted during the Reconstruction Era as a reactionary effort to re-establish pre-Civil War government.
Commonwealth v. Anthony Lewis
Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to adopt stringent test for the evidence required to designate an area “high crime” in order for that circumstance to be a factor in whether reasonable suspicion exists for a police stop, leaving it to the discretion of the supression court.
State Judges Target the U.S. Supreme Court
A justice in Washington concurred in a recent opinion but dissented “from the racism embedded in the federal case law that applies to this dispute.”
City of Kalispell v. Doman
Montana Supreme Court will consider whether a law against obstructing a peace officer violates federal and state speech protections as applied to a defendant arrested while recording on his cellphone police conducting a traffic stop in a public place.
Hicks v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court held that mandatory life without parole sentences for young adults who are over 18 do not violate the state constitution’s criminal punishment or equal protection clauses.
Jess Brouard
Jess Brouard is a special assistant in the Brennan Center for Justice’s Elections & Government Program.
States, Not the President, Run Elections in America
The administration’s attempts to undermine or interfere with elections run afoul of constitutional delegations of responsibility.
E.N v. Kehoe
Missouri Supreme Court will consider whether a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors and Medicaid coverage for such care for transgender adults violates the state constitution's equal protection, due process, and "gains of industry" clauses.
Missouri Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Abortion Restrictions
The ruling is the latest in a long-running saga over abortion access following voters’ 2024 approval of a state constitutional reproductive-rights amendment.
