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State Court Docket Watch: The Effect of Ramos v. Louisiana
In April of this year, the Supreme Court decided Ramos v. Louisiana, holding that the...
State Court Docket Watch: Jackson v. Raffensberger
A Georgia trial court recently held that the state constitution “does not recognize a right...
State Court Docket Watch: Ladd v. Real Estate Commission
In Ladd v. Real Estate Commission,[1] the plaintiff Sarah Ladd was an entrepreneur who used...
State Court Docket Watch: Institute For Responsible Alcohol Policy v. Oklahoma ex rel. Alcohol Beverage Laws Enforcement Comm.
In January 2020, the Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a challenge under the Oklahoma Constitution to...
State Court Docket Watch: In re Salon a la Mode, et al
In response to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, local authorities in Texas, like local...
State Court Docket Watch: Morrisey v. West Virginia AFL-CIO
Just over four years after its enactment, West Virginia’s Right to Work law (the Act)...
State Court Docket Watch: Normand v. Walmart.com
Walmart.com is an e-commerce platform operated by Walmart, Inc. In addition to products offered for...
State Court Docket Watch: Indiana Department of Natural Resources v. Kevin Prosser
If you are like most people, when you hear the words “administrative law,” you think...
State Court Docket Watch: Brush & Nib Studio v. City of Phoenix
For the last decade, courts and commentators have penned many pages about anti-discrimination norms and...
2019 Civil Justice Update
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
Commonwealth v. Hicks, 208 A.3d 916 (Pa. 2019)
In the early morning hours of June 28, 2014, Michael Hicks was observed carrying a...
Criminal Justice Reform: A Survey of 2018 State Laws
State legislatures across the country made significant strides in reforming their criminal justice regimes throughout...
Stand Your Ground Laws and Retroactivity
Florida Love v. State Last month, the Florida Supreme Court heard argument...
Title IX Reform: A California Court Takes the Lead
California John Doe v. University of Southern California There are no real...
Challenge to Sore Loser Election Law Fails
West Virginia State ex rel. Blankenship v. Warner After Don Blankenship lost his...
Did the Majority of Ohio Supreme Court Justices Signal the End of Chevron Deference?
Ohio State ex rel. McCann v. Delaware County Board of Elections On first...
2018 Civil Justice Update
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes seriously its responsibility as a non-partisan institution...
Zarate v. Tennessee of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
Why should a barber have to graduate high school? Barbers cut hair. They don’t need...