Archive for April, 2008
The Supreme Court is expected to release a few opinions this week. Ordinarily, the Court has released between 3 and 5 opinions in the week following its last oral arguments.
The oldest case on the docket is Santos v. US and it was argued in early October. Department of Revenue v. Davis (November) and […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Capital Case Cert. Denials
0 Comments Published by Kedar April 21st, 2008 in Death Penalty, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court today issued an orders list and rejected eleven Baze claims. Justice Stevens wrote brief opinions (here and here) relating to two of the cases where he said:
While I agree with the Court’s decision to deny certiorari in this case, it is appropriate to emphasize, as I have in the past, see, e.g., […]
Supreme Court Upholds Application of Lethal Injection
1 Comment Published by Kedar April 16th, 2008 in Death Penalty, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court handed down one of the most high-profile decisions of its term, the lethal injection case Baze v. Rees. The Court upheld Kentucky’s use of the execution method, holding that “that petitioners have not shown that the risk of an inadequate dose of the first drug is substantial.”
Chief Justice Roberts wrote the plurality […]
Supreme Court Hands Down Drunk Driving Opinion
1 Comment Published by Kedar April 16th, 2008 in Sentencing, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court today handed down an opinion in Begay v. US in which it held that drunk driving is not a violent felony as defined by particular sentencing regulations.
Justice Breyer authored a six-Justice majority opinion that concluded that drunk driving does not fall into a category of behavior that “otherwise involves conduct […]
Thoughts on Pleseant Grove v. Summum
5 Comments Published by Kedar April 11th, 2008 in Religion, Court Procedure, Supreme CourtOn March 31, the Court accepted cert. in Pleasant Grove v. Summum. The case revolves around the right of aSummum group to erect a monument of the Seven Aphorisms in a City Park in Pleasant Grove, Utah that already has a similarly-sized monument to the Ten Commandments.
A park in Pleasant Grove, Utah features a […]
