The Constitution of the State of New Jersey, adopted in 1947 and subsequently amended, establishes the structure of state government and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens. Its Declaration of Rights affirms that all individuals are free and possess natural and unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and safety.

In Bonner v. State, 740 So. 2d 439 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998), the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals considered whether expert testimony on battered woman syndrome was admissible to support a self-defense claim.

In Harrington v. State, 858 So. 2d 278 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002), the conviction of a woman found guilty of reckless manslaughter for shooting and killing her husband was reviewed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

In Hall v. McBride, 416 So. 2d 986 (Ala. 1982), the Alabama Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of gender-specific language in Alabama’s probate statutes.

In Anonymous v. Anonymous, 469 So. 2d 588 (Ala. 1985), the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether parents could obtain court authorization to sterilize their minor daughter, who was fourteen years old and had significant intellectual disabilities. The parents argued that sterilization was necessary to prevent pregnancy, which they believed would endanger her health and well-being.

In Ex parte State ex rel. Alabama Policy Institute, 200 So. 3d 495 (Ala. 2015), the Supreme Court of Alabama intervened in the state’s handling of same-sex marriage following federal district court rulings striking down Alabama’s marriage ban.

In the case LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C., 403 So. 3d 747 (Ala. 2024), the Supreme Court of Alabama expanded the reach of the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act to include frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF).

In Beasley v. Alabama State University, 966 F. Supp. 1117 (M.D. Ala. 1997), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama addressed systemic inequities in collegiate athletics under Title IX and the Fourteenth Amendment.

In Henderson v. Thomas, 913 F. Supp. 2d 1267 (M.D. Ala. 2012), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama struck down the Alabama Department of Corrections’ longstanding policy of segregating prisoners living with HIV.

In Shaw v. Mobile County Public School System, 84 F. Supp. 3d 1303 (S.D. Ala. 2015), the Southern District of Alabama evaluated a gender discrimination claim under Title VII.