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State v. Lee
Ruled that the separation of powers prohibits the judicial branch from exercising pardon power by granting clemency to defendants
Wahkiakum School District No. 200 v. State
Ruled that capital construction costs are not included within the category of education costs for which the state must make ample provision
Texas Suit Against New York Doctor Ushers in New Era of Abortion Litigation
The Texas attorney general alleges a New York physician broke Texas law when she mailed abortion-inducing medication to a woman in Texas.
State v. Ayon
Ruled that a district court judge presiding over a preliminary hearing has no authority to decide whether evidence was obtained from an unconstitutional search or seizure
Clark v. State
Held that when a defendant alleges ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel's failure to object to an overnight noncommunication order, a presumption of prejudice is warranted
Ohio Organizing Collaborative v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
Held that legislative districts violated new constitutional provisions prohibiting partisan gerrymandering
Ochuwa Garuba
Ochuwa Garuba is a student at Vanderbilt University and a former intern at the Brennan Center for Justice.
California Lawsuits Test Boundaries of the Right to Protest
Students and faculty have sued UCLA and UC Santa Cruz for shutting down encampments.
Grisham v. Van Soelen
Held that partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable and gave guidance to lower courts resolving such a claim
Caryn Schreiber
Caryn Schreiber is the director of the Civil Legal Services Clinic and an assistant professor at the University of Wyoming College of Law.
