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In re Abigail B.
Ruled that court order extending detention of individuals at a hospital pending evaluation for involuntary commitment violated substantive due process guarantees
Community Success Initiative v. Moore
Ruled that a statute requiring individuals with felony convictions to complete their sentences before regaining the right to vote was not racially discriminatory
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
The Search and Seizure Law of State Constitutions
Massachusetts is on the front lines of a movement toward independent state constitutional rights.
Stephen Henderson
Stephen Henderson is the Judge Haskell A. Holloman Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma.
People v. Platteel
Ruled that a victim exercising the right to attend a preliminary hearing under statutory and constitutional provisions for crime victim rights can only be compelled to testify by defense counsel subpoena
In re 2021 Redistricting Cases
Ruled that the pairing of house districts constituted an unconstitutional political gerrymander violating equal protection
Hotze v. Turner
Ruled that the City could not rely on the primacy clause in an election ordinance to avoid complying with the citizen-initiated proposition
State v. German
Ruled that warrantless blood draw based on implied consent statute violated constitutional right against unreasonable invasions of privacy, but statute was facially constitutional
The Marcellus Shale Coalition v. Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
Ruled that state agencies acted within their authority consistent with the constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment when they promulgated regulations for unconventional gas wells
