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People v. McCavitt
Dissent wrote that post-acquittal search of defendant’s computer hard drive without a new warrant violated guarantees against unreasonable searches and seizures
Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Ali
Ruled county ordinances taxing retail purchase of firearms and ammunition burdened a fundamental right and violated state constitution’s uniformity clause
State v. Robison
Ruled statute requiring district courts to determine damages for criminal restitution orders violated state constitution’s jury trial right
In re Abbott
Ruled that the state constitution empowers the House of Representatives to compel the attendance of absent members
Edwards v. Commonwealth
Ruled that whistleblower act’s limitation on governor’s power to remove an administrative agency chair did not violate separation of powers principles
People v. Torres
Ruled city law imposing criminal liability on drivers injuring pedestrians or bicyclists did not violate due process under state and federal constitutions nor was it preempted
In re Individuals in Custody of the State
Reaffirmed court’s constitutional power in granting extraordinary relief to the Office of Public Defender during the pandemic relating to expedited release of inmates
Aparicio v. State
Held that, for purposes of victims' rights clause, victim impact letters are limited to persons who had been directly and proximately harmed by the crime
In re Williams
Ruled that state’s cruel punishment clause provides greater protection than the Eighth Amendment, and that petitioner was deprived of basic hygiene in confinement in violation of the constitution
State v. Randall
Concurrence wrote that police dog’s intrusion into car during a traffic stop was an illegal search, as using an exterior car sniff by a dog is a search under the state constitution
