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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.
State v. Daniel
Ruled that a law requiring people convicted of arson to be added to a registry did not violate separation of powers
Stevens v. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Ruled that legislature had appropriately delegated rulemaking authority over the use of familial DNA searches to Commission on Forensic Science
McKeithen v. City of Richmond
Ruled that statute’s escheat provision is unconstitutional as it allows for takings of property without compensation
State v. Reed
Ruled that police officers were required to advise defendant of her Miranda rights before questioning her in probation officer's office, which constituted "compelling circumstances"
Torres v. Jai Dining Services
Held that clause prohibiting abrogation of right to recover damages from injuries does not extend to actions first recognized after that clause was adopted
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft
Ruled that the descriptions of six ballot initiative petitions to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights were “insufficient and unfair.”
