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A Michigan Prosecutor on the Importance of State Judicial Elections
State courts, including lower courts, decide issues critical to the communities they serve, but judicial races are too frequently overlooked.
Knolmayer v. McCollum
Ruled statute’s different treatment of medical malpractice claimants based on existence and type of collateral source compensation to limit recovery of tort damages violates equal protection clause
State v. Aktiengesellschaft
Ruled no due process or due course of law violation for governor to exercise constitutional power to appoint justices to substitute for recused justices in case brought by attorney general
Adam Littlestone-Luria
Adam Littlestone-Luria is a New York-based attorney and holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley.
Helen Hershkoff
Helen Hershkoff is the Herbert and Svetlana Wachtell Professor of Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties at New York University School of Law. She is also a board member of the Brennan Center for...
‘History and Tradition’ in State Courts
Louisiana offers a potent argument that state courts need not march in lockstep with federal courts’ reliance on originalism.
When Does the U.S. Supreme Court Review State Court Decisions?
State courts have the final word on state law, but when federal law is involved, it can be complicated.
Delgado v. State
Upheld statute creating commission to recommend increases to official salaries as a valid assignment of powers by legislature, satisfying requirements to fix “by law” legislative compensation and separation of powers
State v. Gleason
Overruled precedent to abandon abatement ab initio doctrine in light of Louisiana Constitution’s guarantees to victims including right to seek restitution
State v. Ralston
Ruled no causal connection between delay in bringing defendant to trial and destruction of police booking video evidence to find violation of defendant’s right to a speedy trial
