Category: U.S. Supreme Court 

The Providence Journal has an interesting piece today on Justice Scalia’s judicial philosophy.  The article is here, and, as expected, strict construction is the theme.  A few highlights: Scalia, a core…

U.S. Supreme Court 

SCOTUS blog provides this: Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Thursday turned aside a plea by California officials, and cleared the way for the release of a state prison inmate…

U.S. Supreme Court 

U.S. Supreme Court 

The Times-Dispatch of Richmond, Virginia has this article today: “Governor Kaine postpones Bell execution; Executions will be stayed till U.S. high court rules in lethal-injection case.” Here are the highlights: Gov. Timothy M. Kaine granted a…

Capital Punishment U.S. Supreme Court 

Acquitted Conduct  U.S. Supreme Court 

Medellin v. Texas  U.S. Supreme Court 

Capital Punishment U.S. Supreme Court 

SCOTUSblog: Petitions to Watch U.S. Supreme Court 

Indiana v. Edwards U.S. Supreme Court 

The U.S. Supreme Court has ended any hope Texas murderer Jose Ernesto Medellin had of further extending his delay of execution. This press release below by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation provides…

Medellin v. Texas  U.S. Supreme Court