Negating Democratic Consent
How the Colorado Supreme Court has nullified Colorado constitutional limits on taxes, debt, and corporate privilege.
State Constitutional Law
The 20th Anniversary of Kelo v. City of New London
On this anniversary, I have posted two new articles related to one of the Supreme Court's most controversial decisions.
Florida Woman Fined $165,000 for Trivial Code Violations Takes Her Case to the Florida Supreme Court
Sandy Martinez was fined for a parking violation on her own property, driveway cracks, and a storm-damaged fence.
Justice Pat DeWine on Interpreting the Ohio Constitution
A forthcoming paper from a Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court on constitutional interpretation in Ohio.
Wisconsin Court Upholds Ban on Adoption by Parent's Nonmarital Partner, Debates State Constitutional Interpretation
How should courts interpret state constitutional provisions that read, "All people are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights: among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; to secure these rights, governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
