Archive for October 6th, 2008

Kennedy v. Louisiana Closed

0 Comments Published by October 6th, 2008 in Constitutional Law, Court Procedure, Supreme Court

The Court last week decided to end months of speculation in Louisiana v. Kennedy when it struck down a motion for rehearing and simply issued a revised opinion. The move is not unprecedented but it is extremely unusual and done only in very specific circumstances. The modified opinion can be found here. Justice Kennedy wrote [...]



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