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State v. Carter
Concurrence would revisit prior jurisprudence holding that the Ohio constitution's confrontation clause must be interpreted in lockstep with that of the federal constitution
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
Held that the proposed ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana under Florida law met the constitution's single-subject requirement
Drummond v. Statewide Virtual Charter Schoolboard
Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the state education board’s approval of a Catholic school's application to be a public charter school violated the Oklahoma Constitution, the federal Establishment Clause, and the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act
Despite Constitutional Amendment, Abortion Still Out of Reach in Missouri
The Missouri Supreme Court reinstated restrictions on abortion this week, effectively making the procedure impossible to access in the state.
People v. Flores
Ruled that trying to avoid contact with or being seen by police is not enough to allow police to detain a person or hold them for questioning.
Joshua M. v. State
Three siblings who spent years of their childhood in the foster care system, where they suffered sexual and physical abuse, were barred by sovereign immunity from bringing claims against the state relating to that abuse.
After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, It’s Back to States’ Laboratories for Religious Charter Schools
An evenly split Court left in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision that granting a charter to a religious school was unconstitutional.
Fleischmann v. Aguilar
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision denying a request for declaratory judgment brought by opponents of a Republican-backed ballot initiative that would require voters to present photo identification
Amanda Barrow
Amanda Barrow is a senior staff attorney with UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy.
The Role of History and Tradition in State Court Abortion Cases
Some state courts weighed historical evidence and found abortion rights protections, diverging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s approach in Dobbs.
