(Restored from Monday post) Analysis When the author of a Supreme Court opinion insists that the ruling had already decided an issue raised in a sequel case, the obvious question is: why was the second one granted? Justice Antonin Scalia, the author of last June's controversial, 5-4 decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, had an answer … Continue reading Briscoe v. Virginia, Argument Recap
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Briscoe v. Virginia, Argument Recap
(Restored from Monday post) Analysis When the author of a Supreme Court opinion insists that the ruling had already decided an issue raised in a sequel case, the obvious question is: why was the second one granted? Justice Antonin Scalia, the author of last June's controversial, 5-4 decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, had an answer … Continue reading Briscoe v. Virginia, Argument Recap