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Commonwealth ex rel. Cameron v. Johnson
Ruled statute providing tax credits for contributions to educational nonprofit organizations violated constitution's education clause
Woo v. El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Ruled statutory bar on prisoner’s suit to reclaim lawfully seized property did not violate procedural due process rights because post-sentence remedy is available in criminal case to recover property
State v. Beaver
Upheld law providing parents public funds to use on private education as not violating the constitution's commitment to public education
Washington State Council of County & City Employees v. City of Spokane
Ruled municipal ordinance requiring collective bargaining between the city and union representatives be open to the public conflicted with state law
State v. Yerkey
Ruled victim’s lost wages due to trial attendance were not compensable as restitution under Ohio Constitution’s victims’ rights amendment
The Spirit of Aloha vs. the Second Amendment
Quoting the TV show The Wire, the Hawaii Supreme Court observed, “The thing about the old days, they the old days.”
State v. Colgrove
Upheld statute barring defendant who pleads guilty or no contest from appealing the conviction judgment entered by the trial court because it does not affect court’s adjudicative functions
Black v. Bureau of Parks & Lands
Ruled Bureau of Parks and Lands can lease land to utility transmission lines without engaging in a public administrative process under constitution’s public-lands provision
Ammons v. State
Ruled that the constitution protects the right to refuse to perform breath and sobriety tests, and evidence of refusals cannot be used at trial
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Decades-Old Precedent in Abortion Ruling
The high court issued a resounding win for abortion clinics challenging a ban on using Medicaid funding for the procedure.
