Publications

Against Living Common Goodism

William H. Pryor

Federalist Society Review, Volume 23

Today I want to discuss a new version of an old debate. In 1985, then-Attorney...

Principles of State Constitutional Interpretation

Clint Bolick

Federalist Society Review, Volume 23

State constitutionalism—the practice of state courts deciding cases on independent state constitutional grounds—is a vital...

State Court Docket Watch: Parsons v. Colt’s Manufacturing Company

Amy E. Swearer

by Amy Swearer

 In December 2021, a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court determined in Parsons v. Colt’s Manufacturing Company[1]...

State Court Docket Watch: Yurish v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

Stephen R. Klein

West Virginia High Court Affirms First Amendment Defense for Innocent Third Party Receipt and Publication of Illegal Audio Recordings

In 2001, in Bartnicki v. Vopper, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a third party...

State Court Docket Watch: Rogers v. Honorable Mroz

GianCarlo Canaparo

By GianCarlo Canaparo

On February 1, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court held that the First Amendment barred a...

State Court Docket Watch: AZ School Boards Association et al. v. State of Arizona

Zack Smith

Arizona’s Constitution requires that each bill passed by its Legislature contain only one subject and...

State Court Docket Watch: Smith v. Isakson

David J. Chapman

Docket Watch: Smith v. Isakson The right to a trial by jury has been a...

State Court Docket Watch: State of Alaska v. The Alaska Legislative Council

Drew Watkins

Most are familiar with the United States Senate’s “advice and consent” role in confirming Executive...

State Court Docket Watch: Justice v. West Virginia AFL-CIO

Erica Peterson

In Justice v. West Virginia AFL-CIO, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the state’s...

Federalist Society Review, Volume 22

Katie McClendon

The Federalist Society Review is the legal journal produced by the Federalist Society for Law & Public...