Billions and billions of tax dollars are going to be coming to state and local governments soon thanks to the Supreme Court.
In this case, it was a county elections official who was sued over enforcing Minnesota's statute prohibiting voters from wearing political apparel at the polls.
It is tempting to dismiss this case as a mere one-off; however, this case provides a cautionary tale for every local government with a public comment period at public meetings.
It is easy to see this case as just a state case, but it isn’t! Numerous local governments have been sued for having too many ineligible voters on the rolls.
Collins v. Virginia involved a county police officer. Justice Sotomayor is in her element protecting the little guy, and Justice Alito is angry, alone, and funny.
While this case only applies to Philadelphia, it is huge news because this was the one (and only) issue those challenging DOJ actions on sanctuary jurisdictions couldn’t win.
Local governments can have and enforce public accommodations provisions that include sexual orientation, but they must take religious objections seriously.
This case has significant implications for Oklahoma local governments, as the Tenth Circuit has deemed them to be located on Indian reservations.
This is one of three interesting Fourth Amendment search cases for this term. The driver-not-on-the-rental-agreement issue has vexed lower courts for a while.