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J.P. Morgan Chase v. City of Corsicana
Texas Supreme Court held that economic development grants or loans authorized by a 1987 amendment are subject to the state's "gift clauses," which restrict grants of public money to private entities
Mills v. Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
Electrical engineer Greg Mills challenges Arizona's licensing requirement for certain engineers as violating his right to earn a living under the state’s due process clause and running afoul of the privileges or immunities clause (the state’s equivalent of equal protection), among other claims
Coronell v. Georgia
Detainees challenge a state law increasing the number of offenses that require upfront bail payment for pretrial release under the state due process clause
Fitzmaurice v. City of Quincy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether a city's plan to install statues of religious figures on a public building violates a provision that no subordination of any religion to another shall be established by law
Redistricting Litigation Heats Up
In the wake of Callais, state courts are weighing a growing number of redistricting disputes.
Gamble v. State
Arizona Supreme Court held that it does not violate the state's search and seizure clause for police to arrest someone for a lesser crime when there is probable cause for that arrest, even if the arrest is pretext for investigating a more serious crime
Perhaps Unexpectedly, State Constitutions Sometimes Offer Narrower Rights than the U.S. Constitution
The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that the state right to counsel is not as robust as its federal counterpart.
Lucien Ferguson
Lucien Ferguson is an assistant professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Lawyers for Children v. New York State Office of Children
New York Court of Appeals will consider whether a state agency acted without legislative authorization when it created a new system temporarily placing children, whose parents voluntarily seek outside care, in "host homes"
“State Capture” and the Role of State Courts
State constitutions offer powerful tools for combatting control of state and local institutions by private interests.
