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States Grapple with Problematic Rule from Federal Voting Cases
The Purcell principle, which holds that federal courts should not change voting rules too close to an election, is increasingly being raised in state litigation.
State v. Reynolds
Dissent would have held that even under "three strikes" law, it is unconstitutional to rely on juvenile criminal conduct to impose a life without parole sentence
State v. Barnett
Ruled that state constitution does not require district courts to deny bail for a “double felony defendant,” a defendant already serving probation on a felony conviction
State ex rel. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights v. Ohio Ballot Board
Found ballot language for measure protecting reproductive rights, including the term "unborn child," not to be misleading or improperly argumentative in violation of the state constitution, except held that the term "citizens of the State" misleads the average voter about whose actions the amendment restricts.
Roberts v. Cuthpert
Ruled that statute allowing recovery of costs from a probate judge who improperly denies a gun license does not violate separation of powers
Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools
Held that mask mandates did not violate students' and parents' substantive due process rights
Snaza v. State
Struck down law requiring sheriffs to get authorization before deploying tear gas as unconstitutional for interfering with sheriffs’ core functions
Maryland Supreme Court Affirms Crime Victims’ Rights in Adnan Syed Murder Case
The 2000 conviction in the high-profile case was reinstated but Syed remains free pending a new hearing.
Colorado v. Seymour
Upheld use of a “reverse keyword warrant,” reviewing global search histories to identify individuals who searched for a given keyword, under good-faith exception to unconstitutional searches
Mellor v. Jefferson Parish
Ruled that trial court lacked the authority to order that a parish transfer funds into the court's registry in order to satisfy a judgment
