The framework that Michael articulates here has changed the way that I look at state court decisions and will be seen, I think, as one of the most important contributions to state constitutional scholarship.
Quinn Yeargain
My essay on the many ways that state courts interpret state constitutions in lockstep with federal doctrine is now live on the @statecourtreport.org!
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
The practice of interpreting state constitutions identically to their federal counterpart is often criticized in blanket terms. But the ways state courts lockstep vary widely.
