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Stary v. Ethridge
Texas Supreme Court held that due process requires a heightened evidentiary standard to support a protective order prohibitng contact between a parent and child for longer than two years, likening such an order to a government's termination of parental rights. Instead of the ordinary civil preponderance of the evidence standard, a court must find the statutory requirements for such an order by clear and convincing evidence and must consider the best interests of the child.
Nicole Ozer
It’s Time to Revitalize California’s Constitutional Right to Privacy
Recently filed cases challenging AI surveillance provide an opportunity for California courts to properly apply the state’s privacy right.
Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals upheld New York City law establishing greenhouse gas emission limits for large city buildings, concluding state climate law that sets emissions targets statewide does not preempt the field of regulating emissions.
Ronald Chen
Ronald Chen is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School.
The New Jersey Constitution: A Tool of Good Governance, Not Partisan Politics
A 1947 constitution offered a needed update for a state saddled with a weak executive and a court system “out of Dickens.”
Bryna Godar
Bryna Godar is a staff attorney for the State Democracy Research Initiative at University of Wisconsin Law School.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Vetoes
The case marks a major shift in how Wisconsin’s government functions.
American Indians and Indigenous Peoples in State Constitutions
In the shadow of federal law, some state constitutions address American Indian land, taxation, gaming permissions, voting rights, cultural protection, and governance.
Jersey City United Against the New Ward Map v. Jersey City Ward Commission
New Jersey Supreme Court held new boundaries for municipal election districts redrawn after the 2020 census that local organizations and a city councilman had alleged carve up longstanding neighborhoods and communities of interest do not violate New Jersey’s equal protection clause, civil rights law, or statute requiring municipal wards to be “compact.”
