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In Re: Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission Rules and Code of Conduct
Declined to approve proposed rules written by a new politically appointed body to investigate, discipline, and remove elected prosecutors
Police Benevolent Association v. City of New York
Held that law making it a misdemeanor for police officers to restrain an arrestee in a manner that impedes their breathing is not impermissibly vague
Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Inc. v. Town of Buchanan
Concurrence would have held that the fee structure implemented by the Town of Buchanan's Transportation Utility Fee violated the Uniformity Clause of the Wisconsin Constitution
Threats to State Constitutional Abortion Protections
Even where voters pass abortion rights amendments, lawmakers and judges can undermine rights.
Harris County v. Texas
Plaintiff claimed that state law that abolishes Harris County election administrator violates ban on local or special laws about certain subjects
State Justices Speak Out Against Originalism
State supreme courts are increasingly a venue for debate over history’s role in constitutional interpretation.
State v. Cohen
Held that automobile exception to warrant requirement does not allow for search of the trunk or engine compartment based only on the smell of marijuana from inside the car
City of St. Louis v. State
Held that Senate Bill No. 26, which in part sought to add statutory procedures for imposing discipline on law enforcement officers, violated the Hancock Amendment to the Missouri Constitution
Livingood v. City of Des Moines
Ruled that the city's use of income tax refunds to offset automated traffic citation penalties did not constitute an unconstitutional taking of plaintiffs’ income tax refunds, and the city's attempts to enforce civil penalties for automatic traffic citations did not violate vehicle owners' due process rights
The U.S. Supreme Court's Declining State Case Docket
So far, only 2 out of 28 cases on the high court’s docket arise from state courts, a surprisingly low number given the regularity with which state courts hear cases implicating federal rights.
