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Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Ali
Ruled county ordinances taxing retail purchase of firearms and ammunition burdened a fundamental right and violated state constitution’s uniformity clause
State v. Misch
Ruled that right to bear arms clause protects a limited right to self-defense, and statute banning large-capacity magazines is a reasonable exercise of the state's police power
Reed v. State
Ruled defense counsel’s participation in unrecorded bench conferences outside of defendant’s presence did not violate defendant’s right to be present at critical stages of the criminal proceeding
State v. Mefford
Ruled parole officer’s warrantless search of defendant’s cell phone apps exceeded any valid exception, violating searches and seizures and right to privacy clauses
State v. Randall
Concurrence wrote that police dog’s intrusion into car during a traffic stop was an illegal search, as using an exterior car sniff by a dog is a search under the state constitution
Moore v. Stirling
Held that though habeas review is limited to constitutional issues, this includes alleged violations of a statute mandating sentence proportionality review because violations would implicate due process rights
In re Interest of Y.W.-B.
Ruled state’s protection against unreasonable searches applies to searches conducted in civil child neglect proceedings and no exception exists without consent or exigent circumstances
Department of Administration v. Retired Public Employees of Alaska, Inc.
Ruled retired state employee option to purchase dental insurance is a benefit constitutionally protected from diminishment
Willis v. Bernini
Ruled state’s failure to present clearly exculpatory evidence to the grand jury relevant to 3rd-party defense justification violated defendant’s constitutional due process rights
State v. Calabrese
Ruled that defendant had standing to challenge a search based on a participatory interest in evidence seized on girlfriend’s property and clarified that the driveway is a protected area