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Taylor v. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency
Ruled attorney general’s suit on behalf of the state against the Legislative Affairs Agency violated constitution’s prohibition on suits against the legislature by the governor
State v. Purcell
Held that when an individual’s “substantial rights” are affected by a postconviction order, the order is appealable per constitutional right to appeal criminal convictions
Mallard v. Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
Ruled that defense counsel’s deficient performance by appealing to racial bias during a jury trial violated defendant’s rights to effective assistance of counsel and a fair trial
Commonwealth v. Jones-Williams
Dissent would have held that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in medical records, one that protects those records from warrantless governmental inspection.
State v. O'Brien
Ruled that police expansion of traffic stop by asking for consent to search defendant’s car based on detection of marijuana odor alone was unlawful under the state constitution
In re Petition for Emergency Remedy By Maryland State Board of Elections
Ruled that election law delegating task of protecting electoral integrity to courts did not violate constitution’s separation of powers clause as the task was a judicial function
State v. Isaak
Ruled that abatement ab initio of conviction due to defendant’s death while appeal was pending conflicts with constitution’s victims’ rights provisions
Lord v. Salt Lake County Clerk
Rejected request for declaratory relief that school district property tax increase was subject to constitution’s voter referendum rights provision
State v. Staudenmayer
Ruled that admission into evidence of court clerk’s minute entries relaying defendant’s absence from an omnibus hearing did not violate confrontation clause
State v. Canosa
Ruled that state’s unreasonable delay in sentencing deprived defendant of fundamentally fair sentencing proceedings and allocution rights violating due process clause