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Smith v. Isakson
Ruled that courts must look to offense's historical nature and the severity of the penalty to determine whether right to jury trial was preserved for the crime
Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth
Ruled that statutes diverting to the state's general fund revenue generated from oil and gas leases on state lands violate clause placing the state's natural resources in public trust
Carrigan v. New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
Ruled that taxpayers standing to seek declaration that the state misspent public funds only extends to discrete governmental spending action, not overall allocation of resources
In re Interrogatories on Senate Bill 21-247 Submitted by the Colorado General Assembly
Ruled that redistricting amendments prohibit the legislature from taking any actions that would curtail the independence of the redistricting commission or courts
State v. Recall Dunleavy
Ruled recall committee exercising constitutional right to recall governor submitted legally and factually sufficient allegations to Division of Elections to certify application
State v. Bemer
Ruled statute permitting court to order defendant to submit to exam for sexually transmitted diseases based only on having been charged with a sexual act offense violated right to be free from unreasonable searches
McLaughlin v. Montana State Legislature
Ruled that legislative subpoenas for the production of Court Administrator's devices used to facilitate polling of state judges and emails exceed the scope of legislative authority
State v. Andujar
Ruled that implicit or unconscious racial bias in jury selection process, not just purposeful discrimination, may violate constitutional right to trial by fair and impartial jury
The Spirit of Aloha vs. the Second Amendment
Quoting the TV show The Wire, the Hawaii Supreme Court observed, “The thing about the old days, they the old days.”
State v. Galvin
Ruled Division of Elections' omission of party nominee’s nonpartisan voter affiliation on ballot did not violate nominee’s constitutional right of political association
