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Moore v Texas: Death Penalty Standard for Mentally Disabled Violates Eighth Amendment
In Moore v Texas, 581 U. S. ____ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the standard used by the State of Texas to determine whether a mentally disabled defendant can be subjected to the death penalty violated the Constitution. By a vote of 5-3, th...
Federal Judge John Pickering Remebered For His Impeachment
John Pickering served as chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. However, he is most remembered as the first federal officer to be impeached. Earl...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases to Start December Sitting
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 23, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on December 2, 2024. In the first week of their Decemb...
SCOTUS to Consider Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 11, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Mexican government may continue its lawsuit a...
Supreme Court Adds Gerrymandering Case to Docket
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 2, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a closely watched Louisiana redistricting dispute inv...
