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State v. Engroff
The Maine Supreme Court held that the admission a video-recorded forensic interview of a child victim does not violate a defendant’s confrontation rights under the Maine Constitution
State v. Jacques
The Connecticut Supreme Court held that its state constitution does not entitle a criminal defendant to a second probable cause hearing after a conviction is reversed unless there is a jurisdictional defect in the original hearing
North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Philip Morris U.S., Inc.
The North Carolina Supreme Court held that the state's Office of Administrative Hearings does not have jurisdiction to hear as-applied constitutional challenges to tax statutes, and allowing it to decide such challenges would violate the Separation of Powers Clause
In Re: Judge Mark B. Cohen
Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed suspension of sitting judge who posted partisan comments on social media, holding new balancing test applied to his speech
Morris v. Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration
The New Hamphire Supreme Court held that double taxation by two states does not violate the the Commerce Clause or the state's constitution because it did not inherently discriminate against interstate commerce
Long v. Commonwealth
The Kentucky Supreme Court held that the Kentucky Constitution does not bar claims for purely declaratory relief or claims for refends of funds never due to the state
State v. A.M.W.
The Washington Supreme Court reinforced the Washington Constitution's protection of judicial autonomy in procedural matters when it clarifiied that the procedural rules it adopts, such as JuCR 7.16, control over conflicting statutes but conflicting statutes control on substantive matters
Krug v. New Jersey State Parole Board
The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the retroactive application of a 1997 amendment to the Parole Act did not violate the ex post facto clauses of the state and U.S. constitutions
Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitution v. State of Idaho
Idaho Supreme Court upheld school-choice program, finding it did not violate legislature's duty to maintain a uniform system of free public schools or the public purpose doctrine
State v. Andrus
The Utah Supreme Court held that a state law enforcment agency may use records lawfully obtained by federal law enforcement without violating the state's constitution or being subject to the state's Electronic Information or Data Privacy Act (EIDPA)
