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A Michigan Prosecutor on the Importance of State Judicial Elections
State courts, including lower courts, decide issues critical to the communities they serve, but judicial races are too frequently overlooked.
Adam Littlestone-Luria
Adam Littlestone-Luria is a New York-based attorney and holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley.
Helen Hershkoff
Helen Hershkoff is the Herbert and Svetlana Wachtell Professor of Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties at New York University School of Law. She is also a board member of the Brennan Center for...
‘History and Tradition’ in State Courts
Louisiana offers a potent argument that state courts need not march in lockstep with federal courts’ reliance on originalism.
When Does the U.S. Supreme Court Review State Court Decisions?
State courts have the final word on state law, but when federal law is involved, it can be complicated.
Commonwealth v. Mattis
Held that life without parole sentences are unconstitutional as applied to emerging adults (ages 18-20)
Deo v. Parish
Held that state courts have subject matter jurisdiction in criminal cases against an indigenous person in “Indian Country” and defendants must object based on personal and territorial jurisdiction
Antero Treatment LLC v. Veolia Water Technologies
Held that statutory bond cap that supersedes court rule setting bond as a percentage of the judgment does not infringe on supreme court's rulemaking authority
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in October
Issues on the dockets include mail-in voting, line-item vetoes, and life-without-parole sentences.
