Archive for November 5th, 2007
Supreme Court Justices Debate The Role Of The Court
0 Comments Published by Kedar November 5th, 2007 in Court Procedure, Supreme Court, Justices and Judges, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments (transcript) last week in Danforth v. Minnesota.
The debate in Danforth revolves around whether or not state courts need to respect boundaries set by the Supreme Court. In the 1989 case, Teague v. Lane, the Court held that their opinions cannot be retroactively applied by federal courts to grant defendants […]
