Democracy
Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court Adopts New Election Maps that Change Existing Districts Least, Regardless of Partisan Bias.
State Constitutional Law
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Standing
Reclaim Idaho v. Denney
Idaho Supreme Court Retains Federal Framework for Assessing Standing to Sue in State Court
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Housing Law & Policy
Addressing Challenges to Affordable Housing in Land Use Law: Recognizing Affordable Housing as a Right
The rise of zoning at the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in an era of city planning that…
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Constitutional Law
Constitutional Off-Loading at the City Limits
The most constitutionally divisive issues in the United States today often play out literally on the ground, in the realm of land use. For instance, towns that have proclaimed themselves…
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Eighth Amendment
To the States: Reflections on Jones v. Mississippi
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Constitutional Law
Jones v. Governor of Florida
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Statute Limiting Constitutional Amendment on Felon Reenfranchisement.
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Criminal Procedure
Commonwealth v. Mora
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Holds that Continuous, Long-Term Pole Camera Surveillance Outside Homes Is a Search Under State Constitutional Law.
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Taxation
Tax Limits and the Future of Local Democracy
Property tax limits are state-level laws that place caps on local governments’ tax rates and revenue. These statutory limits, which put pressure on already strapped cities and counties in forty-six…
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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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State Constitutional Law
State v. Gregory
Washington State Supreme Court Declares Death Penalty Unconstitutional In Washington.