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ABA-NCSC Summit Addresses Challenges to Fairness, Impartiality of State Courts
In May, delegations from thirty-seven states and territories participated in a national summit held in...
“Now” Is the Time: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Rhode Island Indian Land Case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ended a decade-old skirmish in the 100-year legal battle between...
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses E-Discovery
The Delaware Court of Chancery issued four decisions in late May and early June clarifying...
California: Unfair Competition Law
The consumer protection statutory scheme known as the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) has been in...
Criminal Confessions and Police Tactics: TN Supreme Court Tosses Murder Conviction under Miranda
In a unanimous decision in January, the Tennessee Supreme Court suppressed two confessions made by...
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds State’s Worker’s Compensation Scheme
In 1926, the Missouri legislature enacted the Workers’ Compensation System, which entitled workers to compensation...
A Report on the Political Balance of the Tennessee Plan
There is an ongoing debate about the method by which Tennessee selects its appellate judges. Professors...
The Rise and Fall of Lead Paint Litigation in Ohio
Over the last four years, Ohio has experienced a significant amount of activity related to...
Rhode Island Supreme Court Overturns Lead Paint Judgment
In July 2008, the Rhode Island Supreme Court overturned a jury verdict imposing liability against...
California Supreme Court to (Re)Consider the Permissibility of Contingency Fee Agreements Between Governments and Private Counsel in Public Nuisance Actions
In July 2008, the California Supreme Court agreed to review a Court of Appeal case...
Taxes and Textualism: Due Weight Deference to the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission
This summer’s decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. Menasha...
On the Lighter Side: Serving God
On October 14th, a Nebraska judge threw out a state legislator’s lawsuit against God because...
Florida Court Snapshot
On July 3, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Florida Governor Charlie Crist usurped...
Ohio Update: Ackison v. Anchor Packing Co.
In the Summer 2008 issue of State Court Docket Watch, David Oswiany discussed two decisions...
Challenging Tennessee’s Unauthorized Substance Tax
Tennessee’s Unauthorized Substances Tax is currently facing its first major constitutional challenge. Since 2005, the...
Supreme Court of Missouri Expands Tort Liability
Strait v. Treasurer The Missouri Supreme Court recently expanded on its 2007 holding in Schoemehl...
Michigan's Big Four: An Analysis of the Modern Michigan Supreme Court
In May 2000, the Wall Street Journal featured an update on the Michigan Supreme Court that praised...
The Modern California Supreme Court: Progressivism and Practical Constraints
The California Supreme Court decides legal issues affecting a population of more than 30 million...