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State v. Diaz-Tomas
Ruled district attorney cannot be compelled by defendant or court to reinstate charges without infringing on their exclusive constitutional and statutory authority and discretion to prosecute
How Candidates Get on the Presidential Ballot
For third parties and independent candidates, ballot qualification is often a difficult journey.
State v. Lancaster
Ruled police failure to inform defendant of cause of arrest in violation of statutory notice requirements did not violate constitution’s protection against unreasonable seizure
State ex rel. West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission v. Cuomo
Ruled school activities commission’s rule barring transferred student from competing in school sports for a year did not violate equal protection principles
State v. Allen
Ruled counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence and apprise court of duty to depart from mandatory life sentence violated defendant's right to effective assistance of counsel
A Primer on Standing in State Courts
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently clarified the limits of “taxpayer standing” in a case challenging the restoration of voting rights to 60,000 people with felony convictions.
Betsy Zalinski
Betsy Zalinski is a student at New York University and a former intern at the Brennan Center for Justice.
Lancaster County Board of Equalization v. Moser
Ruled that no constitutional principles of uniform and proportionate taxation require that an isolated error in the subclassification of one taxpayer's property must be replicated through the equalization process
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose
Ruled statute governing appointment of election observers by any political party or group of 5 or more candidates does not violate equal protection clause
State v. Sallis
Ruled traffic stop based on police recollection of defendant’s driver license status from a prior stop was constitutional
