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Ferry v. City of Montpelier
Ruled that a statute allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections did not violate the state constitution's voter eligibility provisions
Kansas Supreme Court Declares Voting Is Not a Fundamental Right
The decision makes it more likely that laws restricting voting rights in Kansas will be upheld, though protections for voting remain.
Andrew Garber
Andrew Garber is a counsel with the Brennan Center Voting Rights and Elections Program.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre
The decision is the latest — and perhaps final — blow to the massacre’s two remaining survivors in their decades-long quest for justice.
Zang v. City of St. Charles
Ruled that charter city ordinance’s 90-day notice requirement for negligence suits against the city was constitutionally permissible and did not conflict with 5-year statute of limitations
State v. Chambers
Ruled that a heightened discovery standard governs a motion for pre-incident mental health records from a sexual assault victim in light of defendants' right to present a complete defense
Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ‘Felony-Murder’ Rule
The court disagreed that life in prison for a murder committed by an accomplice is an unconstitutionally cruel sentence.
State v. Craigen
Ruled that evidence resulting from a violation of defendant’s constitutional right to counsel during police interrogation should have been suppressed, including evidence of yet uncharged crimes
State v. Bagby
Ruled that the prosecutor's race-based misconduct in repeatedly using the word “nationality” to distinguish defendant from other witnesses violated defendant’s right to an impartial jury
State v. Canosa
Ruled that state’s unreasonable delay in sentencing deprived defendant of fundamentally fair sentencing proceedings and allocution rights violating due process clause
