Tag Archives: death penalty

10/1/08 Opinion - US Supreme Ct.

October 1, 2008 – 1:51 pm

On October 1, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court released a modified opinion in Kennedy v. Louisiana, continuing to hold on a 5-4 vote (Kennedy, J., joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, JJ.; dissent by Alito, J., joined by Roberts, C.J., and Scalia, Thomas, JJ.) that the death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional under the […]

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9/9/08 Opinion - La. S. Ct.

September 12, 2008 – 3:42 pm

The following opinion was released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on September 9, 2008:

Louisiana v. Anderson (Johnson, J.). Affirming conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death. The Supreme Court held that the statutory definition of mental retardation for purposes of an Atkins claim, which definition requires onset by age eighteen, was […]

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8/14/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

August 15, 2008 – 3:04 pm

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 14, 2008:

U.S. v. Reasor (Higginbotham, Stewart, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Stewart, J.) (appeal from W.D. Tex.). Affirming sentence of defendant on multiple counts of forgery, mail fraud, and credit fraud. Defendant had been sentenced to […]

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6/25/08 Opinions - US Supreme Ct.

June 26, 2008 – 2:35 pm

The following opinions were released by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2008:

Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker (Opinion of the Court by Souter, J., joined by Roberts, C.J., Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, JJ., and by Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, JJ., as to Parts I, II, and III; concurring opinion by Scalia, J., joined by Thomas, J.; […]

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5th Cir. En Banc Wrap-Up

May 22, 2008 – 11:27 pm

This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held en banc arguments. As Chief Judge Edith Jones commented prior to the first argument, it was the first and only time the current crop of judicial clerks will witness en banc arguments; this was the first en banc sitting since May 15, […]

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5/21/08 Opinions - La. Supreme Ct.

May 22, 2008 – 12:42 am

The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 21, 2008:

Burmaster v. Plaquemines Parish Government (Calogero, C.J.; dissenting opinions by Victory, Traylor, JJ.). The Court held that 2006 La. Act 545 — which purported to retroactively provide immunity to public entities for claims brought pursuant to La. Civil Code arts. 2317 […]

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4/16/08 Opinions - US Supreme Ct.

April 17, 2008 – 11:11 am

The following opinions were released by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 16, 2008:

Baze v. Rees (7-2 opinion upholding constitutionality of lethal injection; Roberts, C.J., plurality opinion, joined by Kennedy, Alito, JJ.; concurring opinion by Alito, J.; concurring opinion by Stevens, J.; concurring opinion by Scalia, J., joined by Thomas, J.; concurring opinion by Thomas, […]

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