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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
Brandt v. Pompa
Ruled that the compensatory damages caps for noneconomic loss is unconstitutional as applied to child victims of intentional criminal conduct
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.
State v. Higgin
Held that Vote-by-Mail and Same-Day Registration statutes violate the constitution's voting provisions
McClain v. State
Ruled no state constitutional right to a jury trial in civil suit for wrongful imprisonment because claim did not exist in common law
Stivers v. Beshear
Ruled legislature has legislative immunity from declaratory action brought by executive branch challenging constitutionality of certain laws related to pandemic
Mack v. Williams
Held that there is a private right of action for monetary relief under state search and seizure clause, and state has no qualified immunity defense in the absence of legislation
