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Muth v. Voe; Doe v. Abbott; Muth v. PFLAG
Appellate court upheld, in a pair of decisions, injunctions prohibiting the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from enforcing an expanded definition of “child abuse” in a way that would mandate investigations of caregivers providing gender-affirming medical care for minors.
NC NAACP v. Almance County
Held that law prohibiting removal of a confederate monument outside courthouse did not violate equal protection, tax, or open courts provisions of state constitutions
Timothy Sandefur
Timothy Sandefur is the Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Goldwater Institute.
Does the Arizona Constitution Allow Juryless Trial by Bureaucrats?
A case in Arizona calls into question the constitutionality of an administrative hearing in which the owners of a business were found guilty of fraud.
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights v. Knudsen
Ruled that the Attorney General's ballot proposed ballot statement for a reproductive rights initiative was prejudicial and crafted a new, compliant statement.
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion
Approved a constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot that seeks to prevent laws that would "prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary for the patient's health."
Parker v. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Held that law prohibiting Sunday hunting does not violate recently enacted right to food amendment
Planned Parenthood v. Utah
Plaintiffs claim that abortion restrictions violate the right to determine family composition, Equal Rights Amendment, right to uniform operation of laws, right to bodily integrity and privacy, and right of conscience
Owens v. Stirling
Held that execution by electrocution and firing squad are not “cruel or unusual” punishments under the state constitution
Washington v. Cline
Held that a man who sought damages via a direct constitutional claim for being denied a speedy trial was not eligible for any remedy because such claims are available only if there is no other existing remedy.