Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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18-640 | Ala. Crim. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2018 |
Issue: Whether a criminal defendant is deprived of his Sixth and 14th Amendment right to conflict-free counsel when his lawyer is paid by a third party; the third party threatens to withhold payment unless the lawyer conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third party’s interests; the lawyer does not inform his client or the court of the conflict; and the lawyer in fact conducts the defense in a manner that serves the third-party payer’s interests and sacrifices the client’s interests.
NEW: The Supreme Court DECLINES a request from red states seeking to block a Biden policy that directs the government to assess the societal costs of greenhouse gases. The administration can implement the policy for now. No public dissents from the court's one-sentence order.
The Supreme Court rules 6-3 against two men on Arizona's death row who say they received ineffective assistance of counsel in state court. SCOTUS says that federal courts reviewing their cases can't hold evidentiary hearings to fully assess their ineffective-counsel claims.
In a dispute over arbitration rights, the Supreme Court unanimously sides with a Taco Bell worker who sued the franchise owner for wage violations. The dispute involved whether the company waited too long to try to move the lawsuit out of court and into arbitration.
The Supreme Court adds no new cases to its docket in this morning's order list. Stephen Breyer writes a brief statement regarding the court's denial of review in a capital case; he reiterates his doubts about the constitutionality of the death penalty. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/052322zor_p86a.pdf
Today at SCOTUS: The court will issue orders at 9:30 a.m. EDT, followed by opinions starting at 10. You know the drill: We'll be firing up our live blog and breaking it all down. See you there.
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