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State v. King
Held that the constitutional prohibition on pre-submission deliberations by juries does not apply to three judge panels
Gilpin v. Harris
Ruled that victims are entitled to restitution from defendants found "guilty except insane" under Arizona's Victims' Bill of Rights when the defendant's actions cause or threaten death or serious bodily injury
Norwood v. Frame
Held that defendant's sentence of life in prison pursuant to a recidivist statute did not violate constitutional proportionality principles
State v. Case
Ruled that a warrantless entry into the defendant's home was justified under the community caretaker doctrine and did not violate Montana's expanded privacy protections
Gilmore v. Gallego
Held that "release time" provisions contained in city employee union's memorandum-of-understanding were unconstitutional under the state's gift clause
Spillane v. Lamont
Held that a statute prospectively eliminating a religious exemption to a vaccination requirement as a condition of public and private school enrollment did not infringe on state constitutional right to a free public school education
T.F. and B.F. v. Kettle Moraine School District
Trial court held that district's policy of permitting and affirming student requests to transition to a different gender identity at school, without parental consent, violates parents' fundamental due process right to make healthcare decisions for their children. Court relied on expert testimony that living a "double life" with different gender identities at home and at school is "'inherently psychologically unhealthy'" for children.
Silver State Hope Fund v. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Lower court held that Nevada’s restrictions on Medicaid coverage for abortion violated the state’s equal rights amendment by discriminating on the basis of sex and that, at minimum, strict scrutiny review applies to sex-based classifications under the amendment. The state did not appeal the trial court’s ruling.
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
Ochuwa Garuba
Ochuwa Garuba is a student at Vanderbilt University and a former intern at the Brennan Center for Justice.
