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Frazier v. Rhodenizer
Held that nearly six-year delay between driver’s license revocation hearing and issuing final revocation order violated respondent’s due process rights
Three U.S. Supreme Court Cases that Transformed State Judicial Elections
Judicial elections have become major political battlegrounds — complete with dark money, special interests, and attack ads — thanks to several U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Fire Protection Service v. Survitec Survival Products
Held that applying to a preexisting contract a statute prohibiting suppliers from terminating dealer agreements without good cause is not unconstitutionally retroactive
Holcomb v. Bray
Ruled that a law authorizing the legislature to call an emergency session through a simple resolution violated constitution’s fixed-by-law requirement as well as the distribution of powers mandate
Palade v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System
Ruled tenured faculty claims that university’s revised policy violated contracts and free communication clauses lacked standing, ripeness, and justiciability
Meyer v. Knudsen
Ruled constitution’s restriction that legislation by initiative may not appropriate funds does not apply to constitutional amendments proposed by initiative
Ballot Initiatives that Protect Abortion Rights Depend on Fair State Courts
From interpreting language to determining legality, state courts play a large role in efforts to protect abortion through ballot initiatives.
Ex parte Pinkard
Ruled constitution’s absolute state immunity clause does not bar claims that name and seek relief only from individual state employees in their personal capacity
Shea v. State
Held that the constitution grants the legislature broad authority to determine public education policy, prohibiting judicial review of the adequacy and allocation of education funding
