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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Could Shape Direction of State Law
The candidates for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s supreme court have very different approaches to legal interpretation.
Adam Sopko
Adam Sopko is a staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
In Montana’s Right to Participation, the Seeds of a Better Democracy
An underappreciated constitutional provision may call for more public involvement in government decisions.
New Mexico Supreme Court Hints at a Big Constitutional Change
A footnote in a recent opinion could signal a new method for analyzing state constitutional claims.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Laws Barring Cities from Passing Gun Safety Regulations
The case raised state constitutional challenges to laws giving the legislature sole authority over gun regulation.
Hillary Shah
Hillary Shah was a student at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and an intern at the Public Interest Law Center, which represents the plaintiffs in this case.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Consider Voting Maps with All Justices Participating
Justice Janet Protasiewicz declined to recuse herself from a challenge to the state’s legislative maps, while Republican legislators may be stepping back from impeachment threats.
A Brief History of Colorado’s Constitution
Colorado’s constitutional history provides an ambivalent promise of human rights and social equality.
