At its October 26, 2012 Conference, the Court will consider such issues as the Confrontation Clause treatment of trial testimony by anonymous witnesses, Texas’s assessment of mental retardation, disparate impact claims and the Fair Housing Act, the “actual innocence” exception to AEDPA’s timely filing requirement, and the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights … Continue reading Petitions to watch | Conference of October 26, 2012