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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
Jake Mazeitis
Jake Mazeitis (he/him) was a law clerk on both the Colorado Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
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Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost
Plaintiffs claimed that the state's six-week abortion ban violates the fundamental right of individual liberty, as well as equal protection and due process guarantees
Johnson v. Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's abortion and medication abortion bans for violating a 2012 amendment that granted adults the right to make their own health care decisions
2026 Abortion-Related Ballot Measures
Ballot measures continue to be a tool in the fight over abortion rights, with some states attempting to expand rights and others looking to shore up restrictions.
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
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
McVay v. Cockroft
Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider whether a law making it harder for citizen initiative petitions to qualify for the ballot violates citizens' state constitutional initiative, free speech, and equal protection rights
Stewart v. Rosenblum
Illinois Supreme Court held statutes providing for pretrial release did not unduly infringe any inherent judicial authority to indefinitely detain pretrial a defendant who repeatedly failed to appear
