Archive for September, 2008
Final Briefs Filed in Kennedy Rehearing
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 25th, 2008 in Court Procedure, Death Penalty, Congress, Constitutional LawThe state of Louisiana and attorneys for Patrick Kennedy have filed petitions arguing whether or not the Court should rehear the landmark death penalty case as a result of research oversight. The original petition for rehearing can be found here. You can find the Petitioner’s brief in opposition of rehearing here, the Respondent’s brief in […]
Preview: Altria Group v. Good
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 9th, 2008 in Supreme Court, Upcoming ArgumentsThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear its first case of the new term on Monday, October 6. The first case of the day will be Altria Group and Phillip Morris v. Good, a case that centers around whether a suit filed by the state of Maine against Phillip Morris and others for deceptive advertising […]
No Decision Again on Death Penalty Rehearing
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 6th, 2008 in Death Penalty, Supreme CourtThe State of Louisiana filed for reharing in Louisiana v. Kennedy, the landmark death penalty case in which the Court held, 5-4, that capital crimes cannot Consitutionally include non-life ending crimes such as child rape. The state filed a petition for rehearing earlier this summer and since then the Federal Government has asked to join […]
