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State v. Kizer
Ruled that residents are entitled to a trial by jury when the government seeks to confiscate their property through civil forfeiture process
In re: Legislator Interest in State Contracts
Governor seeks an advisory opinion clarifying the breadth of the constitutional prohibition on state legislators having an interest in a state contract
Fifty Unique, Ever-Changing State Constitutions
A new resource from the State Democracy Research Initiative makes the current text of all 50 state constitutions available and searchable on one site.
Emily Lau
Emily Lau is a staff attorney at the University of Wisconsin’s State Democracy Research Initiative.
New Mexico Supreme Court Adopts New Separation-of-Powers Approach to Disbursing Federal Funds
A recent decision could have a significant impact on how, and how fast, federal money is used to help people in the state.
Snaza v. State
Struck down law requiring sheriffs to get authorization before deploying tear gas as unconstitutional for interfering with sheriffs’ core functions
State v. Reynolds
Dissent would have held that even under "three strikes" law, it is unconstitutional to rely on juvenile criminal conduct to impose a life without parole sentence
Gonzales v. Inslee
Upheld governor’s pandemic-era moratorium on rent-based evictions as not violating contracts, takings, court access, or separation of powers provisions
State v. Murphy
Held that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their real-time cell phone location, and acquisition of that information by police is a search requiring a warrant unless an exception to the warrant requirement applies.
Wahkiakum School District No. 200 v. State
Ruled that capital construction costs are not included within the category of education costs for which the state must make ample provision