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GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board of Assessment
Ruled that the school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals did not violate the Uniformity Clause of the constitution when the district chose only recently sold properties for appeal
The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity v. Dickson
Ruled that statements allegedly defaming abortions rights group were protected opinion about abortion law made in pursuit of changing that law, and were protected speech
A Rallying Cry Against Lockstepping
When state supreme courts peg their constitutions to federal interpretations, they erode the rule of law, undermine federalism, and limit rights protection.
Morgan Munroe
Morgan Munroe is a student at NYU Law School who is participating in the Brennan Center’s Public Policy Advocacy Clinic.
Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C.
Held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to assert the rights of their patients and could not bring related constitutional claims against the abortion bans
Voters in California, Colorado, and Hawaii Signal Support for Marriage Equality
As federal same-sex marriage rights appear increasingly vulnerable, voters are removing discriminatory language from their state constitutions.
Virlar v. Puente
Ruled that statute reducing plaintiff’s award of damages by settlement amount received by plaintiff’s daughter did not violate state constitution’s Open Courts provision
State v. Murphy
Ruled that while defendant had a legitimate privacy interest in his real-time cell site location information, police's warrantless ping was justified by exigent circumstances
People v. Brown
Held that off-the-record juror challenges at sidebar conferences without defendant did not violate defendant’s constitutional right to be present at all stages of the criminal proceedings
Schroeder v. Simon
Ruled constitution’s prohibition on voting by a person convicted of felony did not automatically restore right upon release, statute restoring the right upon sentence discharge did not violate right to vote or equal protection
