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Gay Marriage Update: New England, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California
Litigation regarding gay marriage and other gay rights issues continues throughout the several states, and...
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...
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 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 Shaun Martin
California 17200: Its Nature, Function, and Limits The change in 2004 with Proposition 64 was...
A Recent History of Medical Malpractice and Civil Justice Reform in Illinois: The Five Year Wait for the Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of Reform in LEBRON V. GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Recently, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on the validity of the bipartisan Medical Malpractice Reform...
A Survey of California Furlough Lawsuits
The current economic crisis is forcing states to adopt creative means of balancing their budgets....
CAPERTON Decision Prompts Changes to Judicial Recusal Standards and Procedures
In June of 2009, the Supreme Court decided the case Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal...
West Virginia Court Expands COPPERWELD Doctrine
In the 1984 case Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.,1 the United States Supreme Court forever altered...
Montana Supreme Court: Physician-Assisted Suicide Is an End-of-Life Option
On the last day of 2009, Montana’s Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Baxter v....
Washington Supreme Court Upholds School Funding Structure: Disparities in School Employee Pay Not Unconstitutional
On November 12, 2009, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously declined to declare as unconstitutional...
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...
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...
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,...
California 2010: The Courts and the Economy
With Chief Justice George’s imminent retirement and replacement by California Court of Appeal Justice Tani...
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...
Recent History of the Michigan Supreme Court
In 2008, Chief Justice Cliff Taylor lost his bid for re-election to the Michigan Supreme...
Illinois Supreme Court: An Analysis of Recent Trends
In October 2004, we examined the jurisprudence of the Illinois Supreme Court to discern the...
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...
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...
Judicial Elections and Their Opponents in Ohio
The issue of selecting the judiciary via elections has recently garnered widespread media attention. Various...