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State v. Payne
The Tennessee Supreme Court held that courts cannot retroactively restructure final criminal sentences unless expressly permitted by law
Idahoans United for Women & Families v. Labrador
The Idaho Supreme Court held that the Fiscal Imopact Statement and short ballot title for an abortion-related ballot initiative violated sections of the Idaho Constitution
State Courts Interpret the Meaning of Public Education
The Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision striking down the state’s charter school law comes amid a broader wave of cases examining how state constitutions define the boundaries of school choice.
Winn v. Brady
The Hawai'i Supreme Court held that a recorded judment liean is a constitutionally protected property interest such that the interest holder is entitled to notice consistent
State v. Scott
The Supreme Court of Nebraska held that state and federal search and seizure protections did not apply to the defendant's arrest because Belizean police acted independently and were not in a "joint venture" with U.S. law enforcement
The Promenade D'Iberville, LLC v. Jacksonville Electric Authority
The Mississippi Supreme Court held the Mississippi Constitution does not bar courts from adjudicating claims against out-of-state entities, despite assertions of sovereign immunity and alleged violations of the Full Faith and Credit Clause and other comity principles
State v. Small
The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia held the defendant's state and federal due process rights were not violated
University of Utah v. Tullis
The Utah Supreme Court held that its prior plurality decision holding that recovery limits statutes were unconstitutional as applied to the University of Utah did not have precedential value in the present medical malpractice suit
State v. Perea
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that first-hand observations by a confidential informant can satisfy the requirement of probable cause for a search warrant under the state’s Rules of Criminal Procedure and search and seizure provision, if it is supported by sufficient detail to indicate the informant’s basis of knowledge
Land v. BAS, LLC
The Arkansas Supreme Court held that the Commissioner of State Lands mailing a notice of tax sale via certified mail to the property owner’s last known addressed satisfied due process, and a tax sale of property where sufficient notice was provided did not constitute a taking under the state and federal constitutions, precluding the owner from overcoming sovereign immunity based on these claims
