On May 12, 2007, the Supreme Court decided Gonzalez v. United States (06-11612). The issue in Gonzalez was whether counsel alone could consent to the magistrate judge’s role in presiding over voir dire and jury selection…
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SCOTUSblog reports that one of the petitions to watch at today’s private conference is Bell v. Kelly, a criminal case where the issue is “whether 28 U.S.C 2254, the federal habeas provision governing…
SCOTUSblog has two Baze updates: “First post-Baze maneuvers” and “Baze Commentary: Justice Stevens’ Concurrence”. Highlights for the first update, second is provided in full: “First post-Baze maneuvers“: The state of Florida moved quickly on Thursday…
The Fifth Circuit Blog has a post today titled, “Begin the Begay (-Based Arguments, That Is): SCOTUS Holds Felony DUI Not an ACCA “Violent Felony.” Here’s the intro: Today’s Supreme Court news will likely be…
The Supreme Court has posted the oral argument transcript from the Kennedy case on its website. You can access the 73-page document here. The Dallas Morning News has this article discussing this morning’s arguments; “U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas…
Straight from SCOTUSblog: Today’s opinion by Justice Breyer in Begay v. United States (06-11543) is now available here. Justice Scalia filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in Kennedy v. Louisiana, a case involving the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty for child rape. In 1976 the Supreme Court…
The New York Times has this article about the U.S. Supreme Court declining, without comment, to hear the case of Christopher Pittman who received a 30-year prison sentence for killing his grandparents and setting…
SCOTUSblog provides “The Week Ahead” here. The Court will hear oral arguments in two high profile criminal cases this week. On Tuesday, the Court will hear Irizarry v. United States, a case…
The USA Today has this article: The Supreme Court will weigh the constitutionality of the death penalty for child rape next week, in the case of a Louisiana man convicted of raping his…