Explore 24 court opinions on Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Kentucky forfeiture law allows warrantless vehicle seizure in drug cases
Paul Jones v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the Commonwealth of Kentucky coul...
Kentucky forfeiture law violates due process by denying notice and hearing
R.L.P. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the Commonwealth of Kentucky could se...
Bail Statute Upheld: Due Process Not Violated by "All-Crimes" Statute
In the Matter of MaRhonda Shatoya Smith, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the state's "all-crimes" bail statute...
Florida's Stand Your Ground Law Upheld Against Due Process Challenge
Rich v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Rich, sued the State of Florida alleging that the state's "...
Property Tax Mass Appraisal System Does Not Violate Due Process
Goldshtein v. Cuyahoga Cty. Fiscal Officer, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Goldshtein, sued the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer,...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Title VII Case
Monica Perkins v. City of Des Moines, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Sixth Circuit: Florida's "Florida First Defense" program doesn't violate due process
Amadou Sy v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former inmate's lawsuit agains...
Florida's Stand Your Ground Law Upheld Against Due Process Challenge
Green v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Green, sued the State of Florida alleging that the state's ...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for State in Civil Rights Case
Lane v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lane, sued the State of Florida for alleged violations of hi...
6th Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Florida Red Flag Law
Gun Owners of Am., Inc. v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 2, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a district court's decision to grant a prel...
Florida's 'no-contact' policy for sex offenders upheld
Liddie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the state of Florida alleging th...
Plaintiff Lacks Standing in Child Welfare System Lawsuit
M. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, M., sued the State of Florida, alleging that the state's child...
8th Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction Against Former Florida AG
Maria Rodriguez Irias v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary inj...
Prisoner transfer does not violate due process without a protected liberty interest
Bonner v. Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Florida Dep...
First Circuit Affirms State's Eminent Domain Powers
Soscia Holdings, LLC v. State of Rhode Island, decided by First Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
Huitron v. Toby, Warden, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Huitron, sought a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assist...
Court Upholds "Dry-Lading" Child Support Collection Method
In the Matter of D.P. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, D.P., challenged the state's use of a "dry-ladin...
Zoning Variance Denial Overturned for Lack of Specific Justification
Lifestyle Communities, Ltd. v. City of Worthington, Ohio, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 27, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Sixth Circuit reviewed the City of Worthington's denial of a zo...
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Private Enforcement of Abortion Ban
Texas Right to Life and John Seago v. Allison Van Stean; Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services; Planned Parenthood South Texas Surgical Center; Planned Parenthood Center for Cho...
Appeals court upholds Texas abortion ban, dismissing federal preemption claims
Texas Right to Life and John Seago v. Allison Van Stean; Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services; Planned Parenthood South Texas Surgical Center; Planned Parenthood Center for Cho...
Bus driver lacked property interest for due process claim
Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Educ., decided by Sixth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
City towing policy upheld against due process challenge
Nationwide Recovery, Inc. v. City of Detroit, Mich., decided by Sixth Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Nati...
City's vehicle towing policy for unpaid tickets upheld against due process challenge
Carr v. The City of Chicago, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Carr, sued the City of Chicago alleging that the City's polic...
Confession Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation
Thomason v. State, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Court of Appeals of Maryland considered whether a defendant's confession was volu...