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In North Carolina, an Attempt to Overturn a Supreme Court Election
The losing candidate for a seat on the high court is trying to have more than 60,000 valid votes thrown out.
Are State Constitutional Clauses that Strengthen Gun Rights Relevant After Bruen?
States have continued to pursue amendments requiring strict scrutiny for gun restrictions even after the Supreme Court turbocharged the Second Amendment with an originalist approach.
Montanans for Election Reform Action Fund v. Knudsen
Held that petitioner’s proposed ballot issue did not violate the separate-vote requirement provision
Antoun v. Antoun
One spouse of a couple divorcing asked the Texas Supreme Court to decide when, if at all, parental rights attach to embryos and to determine the proper method for allocating IVF embryos during divorce proceedings. The Texas Supreme Court declined to take up the case.
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in February
Issues on the dockets include a fetal heartbeat law, police use of force, and academic freedom.
Hilo Bay Marina v. State of Hawaii
The Hawaii Supreme Court will decide whether a 100-year-old deed restriction requiring that property sold to the Mormon Church be used “for church purposes only” violates the Hawaii Constitution’s religious freedom clause, the First Amendment, or state statute.
Parrish v. State of Florida
The Florida Supreme Court will resolve a split among the state’s appellate courts over whether a trial judge’s choice not to impose a sentence that falls below the statutory range for the crime — known as a “downward departure” — is appealable by a defendant.
Legislature of the State of California v. Weber
The California Supreme Court decided, without the benefit of lower court review, to remove from November’s ballot a proposed initiative that would require voter approval of nearly any new statewide or local tax.
Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the use of ballot drop boxes, finding it was within election officials' statutory authority to decide whether or not to offer them as a way for voters to return absentee ballots.
Associated General Contractors of Washington v. State
Held that held that the new statute governing use of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) to set prevailing wage rates did not unconstitutionally revise or modify earlier statute limiting use of data from wage surveys
