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State Constitutions: A State Solicitor General’s Perspective
Transcript of panel from Symposium: The Promise and Limits of State Constitutions
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State
Held that abortion ban violated the constitution’s right to privacy in part because six weeks is not sufficient time for women to determine they are pregnant
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest v. State
Held that the state constitution does not implicitly provide a fundamental right to an abortion because such a right is not “deeply rooted” in the state’s traditions and history
State v. Staudenmayer
Ruled that admission into evidence of court clerk’s minute entries relaying defendant’s absence from an omnibus hearing did not violate confrontation clause
Kligler v. Attorney General
Ruled that there is no fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide
Mallard v. Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
Ruled that defense counsel’s deficient performance by appealing to racial bias during a jury trial violated defendant’s rights to effective assistance of counsel and a fair trial
Georgia Courts to Consider Legislative Oversight of Prosecutorial Discretion — Again
District attorneys in Georgia are challenging a statute that allows elected prosecutors to be disciplined and removed for their prosecutorial decisions and speech.
Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips serves as a 2023–2024 legal fellow for Public Rights Project, a non-profit organization that partners with government leaders and local elected officials to protect and...
What’s Next for Marijuana Legalization in Florida
Even if Florida voters pass an initiative allowing recreational marijuana, lawmakers may try to limit the right.
Scholarship Roundup: End of Semester Edition
Recent articles address states taking policy questions away from courts, standing in election cases, and state shadow dockets.
