Criminalization of Poverty
Fowler v. Benson
Sixth Circuit Upholds Michigan’s Driver’s License Suspension Law for Indigent Drivers Under Fourteenth Amendment.
Recent Cases
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Constitutional Law
United States v. Hill
Fourth Circuit Upholds Conviction in As-Applied Commerce Clause Challenge.
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Criminal Law
State v. VanBuren
Vermont Supreme Court Holds that Privacy Expectations Depend on the Context of Relationships.
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Criminal Law
In re: S.K.
Maryland Court of Appeals Holds Minor Criminally Liable as Distributor of Child Pornography for Sexting.
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Civil Rights
White v. Square, Inc.
California Supreme Court Holds that a Transaction Is Not Required to Sue Online Service Providers for Discrimination.
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First Amendment
EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Beshear
Sixth Circuit Upholds Kentucky Law Requiring Doctors Performing Abortions to First Conduct an Ultrasound and Describe the Image.
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Constitutional Law
Semple v. Griswold
Tenth Circuit Holds that Stricter Ballot Initiative Signature Requirements Do Not Violate the Equal Protection Clause.
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State Constitutional Law
Hernandez v. United States
Second Circuit Rules State Constitutional Torts Not Cognizable Under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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Constitutional Law
First Amendment Coalition of Arizona, Inc. v. Ryan
Ninth Circuit Holds that the Public Has the Right to Hear the Sounds of Executions.
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Civil Procedure
Zuckerman v. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Second Circuit Holds that the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 Does Not Preclude Application of Laches Defenses to Nazi-Looted Art Recovery Claims.