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Fleischmann v. Aguilar
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision denying a request for declaratory judgment brought by opponents of a Republican-backed ballot initiative that would require voters to present photo identification
How Candidates Get on the Presidential Ballot
For third parties and independent candidates, ballot qualification is often a difficult journey.
A Primer on Standing in State Courts
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently clarified the limits of “taxpayer standing” in a case challenging the restoration of voting rights to 60,000 people with felony convictions.
Betsy Zalinski
Betsy Zalinski is a student at New York University and a former intern at the Brennan Center for Justice.
In re Covid-related Restrictions on Religious Services
Members of the Christian clergy claim Delaware’s restrictions on communal religious worship in churches during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic violated their constitutionally protected religious freedoms. On appeal, the state supreme court will consider whether the governor is entitled to sovereign immunity for exercising his powers under the state’s emergency act.
An Eventful Summer for State Constitutional Abortion Rights Litigation
State supreme courts addressed abortion rights head on, even as the U.S. Supreme Court punted on similar questions.
Barrett v. Montana
Ruled that three 2021 laws regulating universities were unconstitutional, including the “Save Women’s Sports Act” that banned transgender athletes from playing on women’s college teams.
Hogan v. Southern Methodist University
Held that a pandemic era law that protected schools from having to pay monetary damages for changes made to the academic experience did not violate a Texas Constitution clause prohibiting retroactive laws.
Fair Maps Nevada v. Jeng
Held that the initiatives seeking to amend the Nevada Constitution to create a seven-member Redistricting Commission charged with drawing the state's legislative and congressional maps was unconstitutional
Sellers v. People
The Colorado Supreme Court rejected claims that the life-without-parole sentence of a man convicted of felony murder violated the federal Eighth Amendment or Colorado's constitutional cognate
