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  • New Jersey Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 13-19

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    The New Jersey Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 15 opinions in 2023 — one fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: Malanga v. West Orange Twp., where the court found that the Township of West Orange improperly designated its public library…

  • New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from March 13-19

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    The New York Court of Appeals issued four opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 13 opinions in 2023 — seven fewer than this point a year ago. The four opinions are below: Lemieux v. Horn, where the court affirmed the appellate division’s ruling that “the defendant established prima facie entitlement…

  • Florida Supreme Court issues five opinions from March 13-19

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    The Florida Supreme Court issued five opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 19 opinions in 2023 — 12 fewer than this point a year ago. The five opinions are below: Sanchez-Torres v. State, where the court affirmed a lower court’s denial of a successive motion seeking vacatur of the appellant’s…

  • Iowa Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 13-19

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    The Iowa Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 24 opinions in 2023 — six fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: Estate of Butterfield v. Chautauqua Guest Home, Inc., where the court “reversed in part the judgment of the court of appeals…

  • New Mexico Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 13-19

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    The New Mexico Supreme Court issued four opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued nine opinions in 2023 — five more than this point a year ago. The four opinions are below: State v. Sena, where the court reversed the appellate court’s opinion and affirmed the district court’s imposition of an…

  • Texas Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 13-19

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    The Texas Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 21 opinions in 2023 — 12 fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below:  In re Morris (Opinion), where the court denied a prospective San Antonio voter’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The…

  • Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 13-19

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    The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 15 opinions in 2023 — one more than this point a year ago. The opinion is below:  Casanova v. Polsky, “In this dispute between the residents of a senior-living facility in a receivership over the proceeds generated by…

  • Two weeks until Wisconsin Supreme Court elections

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    In Wisconsin, voters will decide the ideological balance of their state supreme court on April 4, 2023, choosing between Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz and former Justice Daniel Kelly. While Wisconsin’s supreme court elections are officially nonpartisan, PBS Wisconsin’s Zac Schultz wrote, “Protasiewicz and Kelly are heavily aligned with the Democratic and Republican parties,…

  • Moore v. Harper petitioners, respondents submit briefs regarding SCOTUS’ next steps after North Carolina’s highest court re-hears case

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    The parties in Moore v. Harper filed supplemental briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on March 20 at SCOTUS’ request after the North Carolina Supreme Court announced it would re-hear the case. Joseph Ax at Reuters wrote, “If the justices decide they no longer have jurisdiction, they could dismiss the case without issuing a ruling.” Moore…

  • North Carolina Supreme Court re-hears case regarding state’s congressional districts

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    The North Carolina Supreme Court re-heard oral arguments on March 14 in Moore v. Harper, a lawsuit brought by North Carolina House Speaker Timothy K. Moore (R) challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries enacted after the 2020 census. The state’s supreme court had ruled 4-3 in February 2022 that the congressional boundaries the Republican-controlled legislature adopted…