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Yesterday was a big day at the Court, so we’ll get right to it. In Roper v. Simmons (03-633), the Court held that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments forbids the imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were under 18 at the time of their crimes. By way of background, in 1988 a plurality of the
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The Court issued three opinions today, none bigger (in significance or page length) than its long-awaited decision on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in United States v. Booker, No. 04-104, and United States v. Fanfan, No. 04-105. Booker/Fanfan generated two separate 5-4 opinions and numerous dissents, which we can only briefly summarize here. Here’s the extremely short version: The
Read More United States v. Booker (04-104), United States v. Fanfan (04-105), Jama v. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (03-674), Clark v. Martinez (03-878), and Benitez v. Rozos (03-7434)Greetings, Court Fans!
As promised, here is the summary of the new cases from yesterday’s order list. They range from several interesting election-law cases to a, well, quirky case on the probate exception to federal jurisdiction. The list is lengthy (eleven cases, some consolidated), so we’ll dispense with the commentary and get right to the questions presented.
In Randall v. Sorrell (04-1528), Vermont Republican State
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