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Huskey v. Oregon Department of Corrections
Will consider whether provisions of the Oregon Constitution that say inmates should work or engage in on-the-job training while in custody but have no “legally enforceable right” to a job, training, or to “compensation for work or labor,” preclude an inmate who does not get such assignments from seeking damages for lost wages.
McKay v. State
Reversed trial court ruling that a 2023 law that gives the attorney general control over the state’s defense of the imposition of the death penalty on collateral review violates the state constitutional provision governing the duties of district attorneys
Voters Across the Country Amend Their Constitutions
Through ballot measures, voters expressed policy preferences on issues including abortion, drug legalization, and same-sex marriage.
Very Close Race for North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
Key judicial races in other states brought an expanded Democratic majority in Michigan and solidified GOP control in Ohio.
Voters in Seven States Pass Measures to Protect Abortion
Abortion-rights ballot measures failed in three other states, including Nebraska, where voters instead amended the constitution to limit abortion access.
R.W. v. Dept. of Education and T.G.A. v. Dept. of Education
Will consider whether a law that requires the state to publicize suspensions of teachers who are charged with serious crimes, requires removal of references to those suspensions -- or whether due process principles in the Pennsylvania Constitution do -- if those charges are subsequently resolved in the educators' favor.
Darnell Battle
Darnell Battle was a law student at New York University who participated in the Brennan Center’s public interest law clinic.
What Litigation After the 2020 Election Can Tell Us About 2024
Efforts to disqualify mail-in ballots and unfounded allegations of voter fraud dominated post-election litigation in 2020. Similar efforts are possible this month.
Doe v. Minnesota
Left in place a lower court order blocking abortion restrictions relating to mandated physician care, hospitalization, criminalization, parental notification, and informed consent for violating the state constitution
