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People v. Barrett
The Supreme Court of California upheld the constitutionality of Penal Code section 190.2's lying-in-wait special circumstance and the use of the defendant's juvenile conviction, reasoning that these provisions sufficiently narrowed the class of death-eligible defendants and were consistent with the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Johnson v. Commonwealth
The Kentucky Supreme Court held the trial court violated the defendant’s Confrontation Clause rights when it allowed the widow of the murder victim and key witness to testify remotely via Zoom
State v. Scullark
The Supreme Court of Iowa held that the search of the defendant's fanny pack was valid as a search incident to arrest
State v. Ayon-Urbano
Oregon Supreme Court will consider whether criminal defendants have a compulsory process right to subpoena social media companies for records that are relevant to investigating their defense
Bain v. City of Cheyenne
The Wyoming Supreme Court held a provision of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act capping the liability of governmental entities and public employees did not violate the Wyoming Constitution’s prohibition on the enactment of laws limiting the amount of damages to be recovered for causing the injury or death of any person
Commonwealth v. Hunte
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that state law mandating warrantless blood draws from individuals suspected of DUIs is facially unconstitutional
Kratovil v. City of New Brunswick
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held Daniel's Law is constitutional under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I Paragraph 6 of the New Jersey Constitution
Gudinas v. State
The Florida Supreme Court held the state's Conformity Clause was constitutional and prevented it from interpreting Florida's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment to exempt individuals from execution whose mental or cognitive issues did not rise to the level of intellectual disability, or whose chronological age was over 18 years at the time of their capital crimes
State v. Herzog
The Montana Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article II, Section 11 of the Montana Constitution protect individuals from unreasonable searches and seizuress, but a temporary investigative stop, or Terry stop, is a recognized exception that the State has the burden of affirmatively proving by demonstrating an officer had the requisite particularized suspicion particularized suspicion based on specific and articulable objective facts
In re Concerning The State Grand Jury
The New Jersey Supreme Court held that grand juries had the constitutional authority to investigate and issue presentments and the State had a right to proceed with its investigation and empanel a special grand jury relating to allegations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy
