Alabama Constitutional Law Court 
JURIST
JUNE 27, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case where a Christian ministry sued the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over being labeled a hate group. SPLC asked the court to review its 1964 decision in New York Times Co. ” Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s denial of certiorari.
Constitutional Law Reporter
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Supreme Court allowed Alabama to implement a congressional redistricting map that includes only one district with a majority of Black voters. While a lower court agreed with challengers that the map constitutes illegal racial gerrymandering, the Supreme Court granted a stay, effectively putting the order on hold.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 1, 2024
Constitutional law took center stage in many U.S. Supreme Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court cases decided in 2023. At the nation’s highest Court, the six-member conservative majority continued its trend of issuing transformative decisions, most notably in its landmark decision effectively ending affirmative action.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
In Alabama Association of Realtors v. Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s ban on evictions, which was scheduled to last until October 3, 2021. If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it,” the Court wrote. However, the court stayed its order pending appeal.
Constitutional Law Reporter
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Supreme Court held that challengers showed a reasonable likelihood of success on their claim that an Alabama Congressional redistricting plan likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In reaching its decision, the Court confirmed that the Voting Rights Act prohibits discriminatory effects, not just discriminatory intent.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The crossed-out language is what will be removed from the constitution if Proposal 2 is adopted. According to the author of Proposal 2, Vermont constitutional law professor Peter Teachout, the amendment makes no change to substantive rights. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 24, 2023
Supreme Court recently agreed to consider two cases involving the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. United States, will decide whether a defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause were violated when his codefendant’s redacted out-of-court confession was admitted during his trial. The first, Smith v.
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