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Kansas v. Carr: Capital Sentencing Under the Eighth Amendment
In Kansas v. Carr, 577 U. S. ____ (2016), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of jury instructions used in two Kansas capital murder cases. The justices ruled that the Eighth Amendment does not mandate that courts instruct ...
Boumediene v. Bush: Constitutional Rights of Guantanamo Detainees
In Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the rights of foreign citizens detained at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. By a vote of 5-4, the Court held that in Boumediene v. Bush the detainees ha...
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SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 29, 2026
In John Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC, 607 U.S. ____ (2025) the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
Supreme Court to Address Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
by DONALD SCARINCI on
While the U.S. Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for the year, it continues to add cases t...
Supreme Court Halts Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In Trump v. Illinois, 607 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay a district court...
