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Anderson v. Board of State Canvassers
Concurrence wrote that constitutional amendments proposed by initiative rather than by the legislature may be constitutionally limited to a single purpose
Reed v. State
Ruled defense counsel’s participation in unrecorded bench conferences outside of defendant’s presence did not violate defendant’s right to be present at critical stages of the criminal proceeding
Hendrix v. Jaeger
Ruled Secretary of State’s invalidation of all petition signatures on the basis of notary fraud imputed from inference of fraud in other petitions was a misapplication of the law
Is a Life Sentence for 'Felony Murder' Unconstitutional?
The Pennsylvania high court heard oral arguments about whether the sentence violated the state constitution the same week that Colorado’s supreme court rejected similar claims.
Rodriguez v. Massachusetts Parole Board
Ruled the right to a meaningful opportunity for parole applies to all juveniles sentenced to life without parole and affords judicial review of only one parole denial
Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Hobbs
Ruled that revenue measures may not be put to referendum, provided they relate to the support and maintenance of existing departments of the state government
Nath v. Texas Children's Hospital
Dissent would have granted petition for review to determine whether party had a fundamental constitutional right to a jury trial on the issue of an attorney-fee-shifting sanction
What’s at Stake on State Ballots
Experts analyze referendums on abortion, gerrymandering, same-sex marriage, and more.
Adobe Whitewater Club of New Mexico v. New Mexico State Game Commission
Ruled regulations closing access to public water unconstitutionally limits public’s right to recreate and fish in public waters
Fann v. Kemp
Held that legislative privilege protects senate communications regarding audit of 2020 election from disclosure, as audit was a legislative, not administrative or political, matter
