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Supreme Court’s Wolford Decision Could Blow A Hole In New Jersey’s AR-15 Ban Defense

A new Supreme Court ruling in Wolford v. Lopez may undercut New Jersey’s defense of its semiautomatic firearm ban by clarifying that “Arms” are protected at Bruen’s plain-text stag...

New Jersey’s Appellate Court Rules on Who Can Sue for Cannabis Law Violations

Rethinking a Supreme Court principle used to undermine the Voting Rights Act

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for peop...

When and why did complying with the Voting Rights Act become unconstitutional?

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog.In part 1 of this post, we explained ho...

Supreme Court Addresses Rights of Green Card Holders in Blanche v. Lau

The Supreme Court of the United States’ opinion in Blanche v. Lau, No. 25-429 (June 23, 2026), reshapes how border officers may treat returning green card holders suspected of havi...

NJ Unfunded Mandate Council Did Not Have Authority to Void DWI Surcharge

A local council in New Jersey charged with monitoring unfunded mandates from the state exceeded its authority when it negated a motorist surcharge for driving while intoxicated (DW...

Requesting Absentee Ballots with Fictitious Names = Crime, Even if Ballots Are to Be Sent to Legislator for "Whistleblow...

From State v. Zapata, decided May 12, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Sara Geenen, joined by Chief Judge Joseph… The post Requesting Absentee Ballots with Fictitious Names = Cr...

Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime

The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Blanche v. Lau cleared the way for immigration officers to more freely deny lawful permanent residents – also known as green card holders – admissio...

Supreme Court: Voter Eligibility Forms Confidential

The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided 5-2 that Notice of Voting Eligibility (NVE) forms, used to indicate when a citizen is legally incompetent to vote, remain closed records as part...