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Long Waits for Trial in Virgin Islands Highlight Need for New Law — Or New Constitution
People facing criminal charges in the Virgin Islands wait years for their day in court.
Alexa Askari
Alexa Askari is a staff attorney at Appellate Advocates and former judicial clerk to the Hon. Judge Douglas A. Brady at the Superior Court of the...
Evan C. Zoldan
Evan C. Zoldan is a professor of law, specializing in legislation, administrative law, and civil procedure. He is also a coauthor of a casebook on state and local government law.
The Major Questions Doctrine in the States
State courts should hesitate before adopting the federal major questions doctrine under state law.
Judicial Advisory Opinions Explained
State and federal courts differ not just in the substantive rights they recognize but also in how they define judicial power.
Kansas Online Court System Faces Long Recovery Time After Cyberattack
The outage underscores the hurdles the public faces accessing court information across the country.
State v. Daniel
Ruled that a law requiring people convicted of arson to be added to a registry did not violate separation of powers
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond
Temporarily halted three state anti-abortion laws, finding that “a limited right to terminate a pregnancy was deeply rooted in Oklahoma’s history and tradition”
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft
Ruled that the descriptions of six ballot initiative petitions to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights were “insufficient and unfair.”