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Matthew Segal
Matthew Segal is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative.
Bridget Lavender
Bridget Lavender is a Skadden Fellow with the ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative.
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
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
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. 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
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce v. City of Portland
Ruled that voter-initiated legislation establishing an emergency minimum wage in Portland does not violate home rule and direct initiative provisions of constitution
