Greetings, Court fans! After a long, long, wait, the Court finally acted on the petition in Padilla v. Hanft (05-533), denying certiorari. As you probably remember, Padilla is a U.S. citizen who was arrested at Chicago O’Hare airport on a material witness...
Greetings Court fans! Doesn’t it just seem like forever since we last met? The Court has finally emerged from its winter recess with a few cert grants and a per curiam opinion. Of course, the big news is that last Friday, the Court granted cert in...
As expected, today the Court denied without comment the request by Terri Schiavo’s parents (04A825) for an order to reinsert her feeding tube. The order simply reads: “The application for stay of enforcement of judgment pending the filing and disposition...
Greetings, Court Fans! 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...
Greetings, Court fans, and welcome to another season of Supreme Court Updates! The Court is back from summer recess and is already getting down to business. For criminal lawyers, the Court’s first argument session next Monday probably couldn’t come fast...
