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State v. Sewell
Ruled that arrestee has no right to consult counsel when deciding whether to consent to chemical testing because the right does not attach before a prosecution is commenced
People v. Schneider
Dissent wrote that jurisdiction to issue eavesdropping warrants should be constrained by clause regarding telephone intercepts in light of state's fundamental distrust of the use of wiretapping
In re M.M.
Ruled that statute eliminating review of final orders in superior court and instead directed appeals in the supreme court, may be applied to pending case without violating prohibition on retrospective laws
Commonwealth v. Delgado-Rivera
Ruled that a defendant does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in sent text messages that were acquired from codefendant's cell phone
Missorui National Education Association v. Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Ruled that exemption of public safety labor organizations from statutory scheme altering public labor relations lacks a rational basis and violates equal protection clause
State ERAs Take Center Stage
Nevada became the second state in as many months to issue a major abortion ruling based on the state constitution’s equal rights amendment.
A Conversation with Justice Anita Earls of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Earls spoke about bias, judicial decision-making in politicized environments, and how voters should assess judicial candidates.
Hrbek v. State
Ruled that the omnibus crime bill did not violate separation of powers principles, and that in post-conviction relief there is no constitutional right to hybrid representation
People v. Bass
Concurrences would have addressed whether under Illinois' "limited lockstep" approach the state constitution provides greater protections than the Fourth Amendment
Watson v. State
Ruled statue requiring minors accused of non-felony traffic offenses to be charged as an adult rather than in juvenile court does not violate constitution’s equal protection clause
