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State v. Labrum
Held that due process permits refiling of criminal charges previously dismissed for insufficient evidence if refiling was not done in bad faith or to harass the defendant
Jackson v. Florida
Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2023 law that permits eligible defendants to be sentenced to death on the recommendation of only 8 of 12 jurors
Commonwealth v. Anthony Lewis
Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to adopt stringent test for the evidence required to designate an area “high crime” in order for that circumstance to be a factor in whether reasonable suspicion exists for a police stop, leaving it to the discretion of the supression court.
Knight v. Fontes
Arizona Supreme Court held the retention election process for intermediate appellate judges does not violate the "free and equal" elections clause or equal privileges and immunities provision
Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Laws Banning Abortion
The court ruled that laws criminalizing abortion violated the state’s “health care freedom” amendment, passed in 2012 to limit the reach of the Affordable Care Act.
A Conversation with Chief Judge Jeffrey S Sutton Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Transcript of panel from Symposium: The Power of State Constitutional Rights
Regina L. Hillman
Regina L. Hillman is an assistant professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
The Tennessee Constitution: “Least Imperfect and Most Republican of the State Constitutions”
The state’s 1870 constitution still governs, though suffrage battles, balance of power shifts, and changing political views have modernized it over time.
League of Women Voters of Greeley v. Board of County Commissioners of City of Weld
Held that the Colorado Constitution's Home Rule provision does not authorize counties to disregard state redistricting statutes
