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All Law Students Should be Educated About State Constitutions
Law professors planning lessons for the new academic year should consider incorporating state constitutions into the first-year constitutional law course.
Matthew Segal
Matthew Segal is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative.
Bridget Lavender
Bridget Lavender is a Skadden Fellow with the ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative.
State v. Graham
Ruled constitution’s guarantee of victims’ right to be heard at sentencing does not authorize police testimony on behalf of victims as relevant victim impact evidence
Kirk v. State
Concurred to deny post-conviction relief petition as meritless but restricting defendant's future filings in forma pauperis violated constitutional right to access to courts
In re State
Dissent wrote that statute requiring governor to submit report to Executive Council did not violate governor’s authority or separation of powers
Texas Department of State Health Services v. Crown Distributing LLC
Ruled that constitution's due-course clause does not protect companies’ asserted interest in manufacturing or processing smokable hemp products
State v. Soto
Ruled that potential statements made by court personnel to jurors in an elevator constituted improper contact violating defendant's right to an impartial jury
