Stateconlaw2026spring-materials

Unique State Rights Privacy Free speech Crime victims’ rights Right to hunt and fish Natural or inalienable rights Right to Hunt and Fish — Cabot v. Thomas 514 A.

School Funding Recap Basis for school funding litigation: Equality Adequacy Questions to guide us for school funding cases Does the state constitution provide a fundamental right to education?

Two topics Drawing electoral districts Regulating elections What is the right to vote? Federal Constitution “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Two topics Drawing electoral districts Regulating elections Harkenrider v. Hochul 197 N.E.3d 437 (N.Y. 2022) If the criticism of the court is that it is doing policymaking, what makes a court redrawing election districts different than administering school funding?

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