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State ex rel. Ware v. Parikh
Dissent would have ruled that right to access public records is a substantive right that the court lacks authority to abridge through its constitutional rulemaking power
State v. SASS Group
Held that, under sovereign immunity constitutional amendment, a lawsuit must be dismissed if it names defendants other than the state or local governments specifically authorized by that provision
Ohana v. Univiversity of Hawai'i
Held that government has affirmative duty during rulemaking to enforce constitution’s Native Hawaiian traditional and customary rights provision
Boan v. Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission
Ruled that constitutional residency requirement for state court judges attaches at the time of appointment, not at the time of nomination
State v. Smart
Ruled that circumstances giving rising to probable cause were not unforeseeable and spontaneous, thus police did not meet the automobile exception to justify a warrantless search of a car
Wilson v. City of St. Louis
Ruled that provisions of a state parking statute creating duties for municipal officers violated the constitutional prohibition against certain laws affecting charter cities
Barron v. Kolenda
Ruled town’s public comment policy requiring remarks be respectful and courteous at town meetings was unconstitutional and violated right to assembly and right to free speech
What the Framers Really Thought About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Debates from state constitutional conventions show delegates expected protections for inalienable rights to have teeth.
GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board of Assessment
Ruled that the school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals did not violate the Uniformity Clause of the constitution when the district chose only recently sold properties for appeal
Florida Supreme Court Allows DeSantis to Undermine Prosecutorial Independence
Lawmakers and other officials in multiple states seek to limit the power of or remove elected prosecutors whose policy choices they disagree with.
