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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
Schlumberger Tech. Corp. v. Paredes
Ruled that employer’s benefits payments to injured employee could not shorten statute of limitations to file a claim without violating due process
Harper v. Hall
Ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims present a political question that is nonjusticiable under the North Carolina Constitution
Three U.S. Supreme Court Cases that Transformed State Judicial Elections
Judicial elections have become major political battlegrounds — complete with dark money, special interests, and attack ads — thanks to several U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
State v. Horton
Ruled that imposing life sentence on defendant under amended recidivist statute did not violate state constitution’s ex post facto and proportionality clauses
Indigenous Lifeways v. New Mexico Compilation Commission Advisory Committee
Ruled that ballot measure proposing constitutional amendment to reform a regulatory commission did not violate constitution’s single-measure rule
