Search
Filter Search
State v. German
Ruled that warrantless blood draw based on implied consent statute violated constitutional right against unreasonable invasions of privacy, but statute was facially constitutional
The Marcellus Shale Coalition v. Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
Ruled that state agencies acted within their authority consistent with the constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment when they promulgated regulations for unconventional gas wells
Schlumberger Tech. Corp. v. Paredes
Ruled that employer’s benefits payments to injured employee could not shorten statute of limitations to file a claim without violating due process
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include mail-in voting, line-item vetoes, and life-without-parole sentences.
Harper v. Hall
Ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims present a political question that is nonjusticiable under the North Carolina Constitution
State v. Horton
Ruled that imposing life sentence on defendant under amended recidivist statute did not violate state constitution’s ex post facto and proportionality clauses
Indigenous Lifeways v. New Mexico Compilation Commission Advisory Committee
Ruled that ballot measure proposing constitutional amendment to reform a regulatory commission did not violate constitution’s single-measure rule
Danny Y. Chou
Danny Y. Chou is a California Court of Appeal Justice, a former supervising staff attorney for a California Supreme Court justice, and coauthor of the casebook California Constitutional...
California’s Constitution Is For the People
One of the nation’s most influential constitutions, California’s charter protects direct democracy, limits taxation, and secures individual liberty.
State v. Abu Youm
Dissent argued that majority fails to meaningfully apply Iowa’s two-part test concerning community caretaking exception to rule against unreasonable searches
