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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
R.W. v. Dept. of Education and T.G.A. v. Dept. of Education
Will consider whether a law that requires the state to publicize suspensions of teachers who are charged with serious crimes, requires removal of references to those suspensions -- or whether due process principles in the Pennsylvania Constitution do -- if those charges are subsequently resolved in the educators' favor.
Walker v. Chasteen
Held that the refund claim of unconstitutionally added-on filing fees for mortgage foreclosure complaints was a retrospective monetary award to redress a past wrong, which fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, not the circuit court
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
An Ohio Court Strikes Down Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Citing the state’s health care freedom amendment, the court ruled that Ohio’s restrictions on transgender youth care violate the state constitution.
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
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.
Washington, DC Needs Stronger ‘Home Rule’
Most state constitutions allow municipal governments autonomy over local matters. Washington, DC’s policies, by contrast, must go to Congress for approval.
