Home Rule Reinforcement: Constitutional Local Autonomy Guarantees
Chapter Four
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State Constitutional Law
The Decline and Fall of the State Executive Council
Chapter Three
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Enforcing State Constitutions Through Constitutional Torts
Chapter Two
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The “History and Tradition” of Substantive Due Process in State Constitutions
Chapter One
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Introduction
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Lockstepping’s critics have increasingly found their voice in the courts. State constitutions are unique documents, with their own histories, texts, and procedures. But often,...
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc. v. Secretary, Florida Department of State
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State constitutions serve as important sources of individual rights. They often extend broader protections than the Federal Constitution and have, in some instances, included...
The First Criminal Procedure Revolution
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Today, it seems obvious that criminal defendants can waive constitutional rights. Plea bargains make up the vast majority of criminal convictions, and defendants routinely trade their rights — to indictment, to remain silent, to an attorney, to a jury — in exchange for a faster trial or a lesser charge. The modern criminal legal system is a regime of negotiated justice. Rights used to have more force.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24 app., §§ 3-8 to -8a (2024)
Burlington Expands Voting in Municipal Elections to Certain Immigrants
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Bail at the Founding
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For digital images of the original records used in this Article and further information about bail in the Founding Era, please visit bailatthefounding.net. Abstract...
Kānāwai From Ahi: Revitalizing The Hawai‘i Water Code in the Wake of the Maui Wildfires
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When the Maui wildfires in August 2023 forced Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Īao to flee Lahaina, she could take only the necessities: food, clothes, and a box...