Publications

State Court Docket Watch: In Re Individuals in Custody of the State of Hawai’i

Jeremiah Mosteller

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

As COVID-19 spread across our country, many jurisdictions struggled with how to protect those in...

State Court Docket Watch: State v. Harris

Robert Alt

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

When does uncertainty regarding enforcement standards constitute an impermissible delegation of legislative authority such that...

2020 Civil Justice Update

Mark A. Behrens

Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

State Court Docket Watch: State of New Jersey v. Robert Andrews

Billy Easley

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

Can law enforcement compel you to unlock your smartphone to access your texts, phone logs,...

State Court Docket Watch: Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor of Michigan

Thomas J. Rheaume, Gordon J. Kangas

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

In the wake of Michigan’s first positive tests for the coronavirus, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared...

State Court Docket Watch: Service Employees International Union, Local 1 v. Vos

Andrew C. Cook, Corydon James Fish

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

I. Introduction In 2018, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel were unseated...

State Court Docket Watch: Foster v. Commissioner of Correction

Kymberlee Stapleton

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

Correctional facilities across the United States house and employ large numbers of people. Keeping these...

State Court Docket Watch: Hawkins v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Andrew C. Cook

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

Background Wisconsin was one of the few swing states in 2016 and was considered a...

State Court Docket Watch: Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar

J. Christian Adams, Kaylan L. Phillips

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

Pennsylvania, like most states in 2020, has seen contested election litigation. In Pennsylvania Democratic Party...

State Court Docket Watch: Berry v. City of Chicago

Christopher Appel

State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition

In Berry v. City of Chicago,[1] the Illinois Supreme Court held that plaintiffs alleging an...