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Bauserman v. Unemployment Insurance Agency
Ruled money damages available for constitutional tort claims unless enforcement of relevant constitutional right is delegated to another branch of government
New Findings Highlight Lack of Diversity on State Supreme Courts
More data and further scholarship is needed to devise policies for promoting a state bench that adequately represents the varied background of the public.
Chihiro Isozaki
Chihiro Isozaki is a counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
State v. Graham
Ruled constitution’s guarantee of victims’ right to be heard at sentencing does not authorize police testimony on behalf of victims as relevant victim impact evidence
Kirk v. State
Concurred to deny post-conviction relief petition as meritless but restricting defendant's future filings in forma pauperis violated constitutional right to access to courts
In re State
Dissent wrote that statute requiring governor to submit report to Executive Council did not violate governor’s authority or separation of powers
Commonwealth v. Jones-Williams
Dissent would have held that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in medical records, one that protects those records from warrantless governmental inspection.
Khalil v. Williams
Concurrence would have overturned precedent barring post-settlement legal malpractice suits absent fraud as inconsistent with open court remedies clause provision of constitution
Neiman v. LaRose
Ruled Ohio Redistricting Commission plan violates Ohio Constitution as it unduly favors Republican Party and unduly disfavors Democratic Party and is therefore invalid
The Search and Seizure Law of State Constitutions
Massachusetts is on the front lines of a movement toward independent state constitutional rights.
