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Better Alive Than Dead
When David Hockenberry, a man with profound mental retardation, came down with pneumonia in 2007,...
North Carolina Appellate Court Questions the Constitutionality of Campus Police at Universities with Religious Heritages in State v. Yencer
In late August, as colleges and universities across North Carolina were preparing to welcome back...
A Report on Tennessee Attorney General Selection
Under the Tennessee Constitution, attorneys general are selected by the justices of the Supreme Court...
Gay Marriage Update: New England, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California
Litigation regarding gay marriage and other gay rights issues continues throughout the several states, and...
Judicial Elections and Their Opponents in Ohio
The issue of selecting the judiciary via elections has recently garnered widespread media attention. Various...
The Twenty-First Century Texas Supreme Court: Pro-Law, Pro-Prosperity
This paper reviews a number of business-related decisions of the Supreme Court of Texas over...
The North Carolina Supreme Court in 2010: Is It Time for Reform?
The calls to change to a Missouri Plan system in North Carolina have drawn attention...
Illinois Supreme Court: An Analysis of Recent Trends
In October 2004, we examined the jurisprudence of the Illinois Supreme Court to discern the...
Recent History of the Michigan Supreme Court
In 2008, Chief Justice Cliff Taylor lost his bid for re-election to the Michigan Supreme...
Alabama Supreme Court: Role of Court in Key Corporate Cases
In recent races for the Supreme Court of Alabama, the subject of “judicial activism” and...
California 2010: The Courts and the Economy
With Chief Justice George’s imminent retirement and replacement by California Court of Appeal Justice Tani...
Temporary Assignments to Fill Vacancies on the New Jersey Supreme Court
In the wake of Governor Chris Christie’s decision not to reappoint Justice John E. Wallace,...
The Washington Supreme Court and the State Constitution: A 2010 Assessment
The Washington State Supreme Court plays an important role, often affecting the lives of Washington's...
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits – Remarks by Shaun Martin
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits The change in 2004 with Proposition 64 was...
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits – Remarks by Jeremy Rosen
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits In the last couple of years I have...
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits – Remarks by Scott Leviant
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits The debate surrounding use of the Unfair Competition...
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits – Remarks by William L. Stern
The forces that in 2004 gave rise to Prop 64 are, in microcosm, the same...
New York’s Highest Court Backtracks on Property Owners’ Rights in Eminent Domain Case
In In re Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., New York State used its...