42 USC § 1983

Hunt v. Richmond Police Department

Vol. 139 No. 7 Justice Gorsuch, writing for the majority in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, made two bold immunity claims: that state court judges possess sovereign immunity...
Employment Law

Lange v. Houston County

When an employer-sponsored health plan covers mastectomies for cancer but excludes them for gender dysphoria, is that sex discrimination under Title VII? The Eleventh...
Eighth Amendment

State ex rel. D.D.

Vol. 139 No. 6 Lifetime sex offender registration statutes are common across the states, and several state supreme courts have reached conflicting results in analyzing the constitutionality of...
Fourth Amendment

United States v. Johnson

Vol. 139 No. 5 Drug detection dogs are critical tools in the fight against drug trafficking. However, law enforcement canines are imperfect: They sometimes incorrectly alert when performing...
Constitutional Law

People v. Thompson

Vol. 139 No. 4 The Supreme Court has long declared itself “supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution.” But that does not leave the state...