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League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State
Missouri Supreme Court will review trial court decision enjoining restrictions on voter registration and absentee ballot solicitation activities, which found the restrictions unconstitutionally vague and to violate free speech and association rights.
State v. Pulizzi
Ruled that the criminal defendant did not have an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in his curbside garbage based on the city's waste collection ordinance requiring special permission from the city for an exemption from waste collection service
Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State
Missouri Supreme Court will review trial court decision upholding voter identification requirements as constitent with a state constitutional amendment that a voter "may be required by general law to identify himself or herself" and not violative of the state constitutional right to vote or equal protection.
Huskey v. Oregon Department of Corrections
Oregon Supreme Court considered whether a state constitutional clause providing that inmates should work or engage in on-the-job training while in custody but have no “legally enforceable right” to a job, training, or compensation, precludes an inmate who does not get such assignments from suing for lost wages. The court held the clause is not a barrier to pleading a claim for economic damages based on lost future income.
Three Years After Dobbs, State Courts Are Defining the Future of Abortion
Litigation across the states is testing how far constitutional amendments can go in protecting or restricting abortion access.
The Strange Legal Standard Eroding Civil Rights In North Carolina
In a string of recent cases, the North Carolina Supreme Court has demanded claimants prove that statutes are “unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court held that company's termination of an at-will employee for petitioning legislators about Covid-19 vaccine requirements did not fall within a “violates clear public policy” exception to at-will employment. Because the state constitutional right to petition only constrains the government, a private employer does not violate public policy by terminating an employee for exercising that right.
Virginia’s Constitution: An Influential and Resurgent Declaration of Rights
The state’s supreme court has recently interpreted the constitution to provide stronger protections for rights than are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Mitchell v. University of North Carolina Board of Governors
North Carolina Supreme Court held that state courts interpreting state administrative regulations must employ de novo review and overruled any intermediate decision requiring deference to an agency's interpretation of its rules.
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in June
Issues on the dockets include partisan gerrymandering, fines and fees imposed on indigent defendants, and bans on flavored tobacco and online vision tests.
