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North Carolina NAACP v. Moore
Ruled principles of popular sovereignty and democratic self-rule impose limits on authority of legislators elected from unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered districts to initiate process of amending constitution
State v. Colgrove
Upheld statute barring defendant who pleads guilty or no contest from appealing the conviction judgment entered by the trial court because it does not affect court’s adjudicative functions
State v. Hinkley
Held that a confession made in reliance on police promise of immunity is per se involuntary under state constitution
Edwards v. Commonwealth
Ruled that whistleblower act’s limitation on governor’s power to remove an administrative agency chair did not violate separation of powers principles
State v. Obrero
Ruled 1982 constitutional amendment did not repeal by implication statute requiring grand jury for felony prosecutions, thus prosecution based on complaint and probable cause hearing was unlawful
Stepp v. Cottrell
Held that a claim for excessive force by police officers must be analyzed under the relevant constitutional provision rather than as a general violation of substantive due process
State v. Aktiengesellschaft
Ruled no due process or due course of law violation for governor to exercise constitutional power to appoint justices to substitute for recused justices in case brought by attorney general
State v. Rollinson
Dissent would have ruled trial court’s noncompliance with statutory requirements before allowing defendant to waive his right to trial by jury violated right to a jury trial
Hicks v. 2021 Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Held that the reapportionment commission satisfied redistricting provisions even though the plan does not meet every guideline because it considered those guidelines alongside other policy objectives
Walker v. Chasteen
Ruled statutes imposing filing fee on foreclosure litigants to raise funds for foreclosure prevention and abandoned property programs lack a rational basis and violate right to free access to justice