With the end of June in sight, the Court’s flurry of decisions continues. Today, the Court overturned most of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, reaffirmed the right of corporations to make political contributions (after Montana blatantly refused to follow the Court’s Citizens United decision), and found that juvenile homicide offenders cannot be sentenced automatically to life without the possibility of parole. We’ll be back soon with
Armour v. Indianpolis (11-161) and Elgin v. Department of the Treasury (11-45)
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While we hold our collective breath for the Court’s decisions on the health care law and other headline grabbers, the Justices continue to churn out decisions on the other remaining cases of the Term. Today we bring you Armour v. Indianapolis (11-161), an interesting application of rational basis review to a not-so-interesting subject (tax assessments for municipal sewer projects), and Elgin v. Department of …
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Coleman v. Johnson (11-1052), Parker v. Matthews (11-845) and Order List
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This Update will bring you two per curiam habeas decisions, Coleman v. Johnson (11-1052) and Parker v. Matthews (11-845), as well as a number of recent cert grants. (Hey, they can’t all be news breakers!)
In Coleman v. Johnson (11-1052), the Court reversed the Third Circuit’s decision granting Johnson habeas relief based on insufficiency of the evidence. The Court didn’t find the evidence…
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Reichle v. Howards (11-262) and Radlax Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank (11-166)
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In today’s Update, we bring you two of the Court’s recent decisions: Reichle v. Howards (11-262), holding that Secret Service agents were entitled to qualified immunity with respect to an allegation of retaliatory arrest in violation of the First Amendment, and Radlax Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank (11-166), concluding that Chapter 11 debtors may not auction property free and clear of liens as…
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Blueford v. Arkansas (10-1320), Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez (10-1542) and Holder v. Sawyers (10-1543)
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As usual for this time of year, the Court has been busy issuing decisions. This Update will bring you: Blueford v. Arkansas (10-1320), holding that Double Jeopardy does not apply when a jury continues deliberating after announcing that it is unanimous against guilt on certain charges, and the court eventually declares a mistrial with no verdict on any charges; Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez (10–1542)…
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Wood v. Milyard (10-9995), Astrue v. Capato (11-159) and Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. (10-1472)
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This Update will clear out one backlogged case: Wood v. Milyard (10-9995), an important read for habeas procedure junkies, and two of the Court’s five decisions last week: Astrue v. Capato (11-159), holding that children conceived via in vitro fertilization after the death of their biological father do not qualify for Social Security survivors’ benefits; and Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. …
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