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| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-6500 | 7th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2020 |
Issues: (1) Whether the Federal Death Penalty Act, which provides that a “sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a person who is mentally retarded,” prohibits the government from executing a federal prisoner who is intellectually disabled under current legal and diagnostic standards; and (2) if so, whether 28 U.S.C. § 2241 provides a remedy for such a prisoner when a court had previously denied his claim using now-rejected judge-made criteria, instead of clinically accepted diagnostic standards.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Dec 02 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021) |
| Dec 03 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed. |
| Dec 03 2020 | Application (20A104) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Barrett. |
| Dec 04 2020 | Brief of respondents T. J. Watson, Warden, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 07 2020 | Reply of petitioner Alfred Bourgeois filed. |
| Dec 11 2020 | Application (20A104) referred to the Court. |
| Dec 11 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
| Dec 11 2020 | Application (20A104) denied by the Court. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari and application for stay. (Detached opinion) |
