Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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14-6381 | La. | TBD | TBD | TBD | Per Curiam | OT 2014 |
Holding: Case on whether the Courtβs 2012 decision in Miller v. Alabama, holding that the Constitution prohibits a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a defendant who was under the age of eighteen at the time of the crime, dismissed as moot after a settlement that included the inmateβs release from prison.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Sep 18 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2014) |
Sep 29 2014 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
Oct 16 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014. |
Nov 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014. |
Nov 5 2014 | Record Requested. |
Nov 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
Nov 17 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
Nov 20 2014 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The record is electronic. |
Dec 1 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |
Dec 8 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. |
Dec 12 2014 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1) Does the rule announced in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S. ____ (2012), apply retroactively to this case? 2) Is a federal question raised by a claim that a state collateral review court erroneously failed to find a Teague exception?. |
Jan 7 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
Jan 26 2015 | Brief of petitioner George Toca filed. |
Jan 26 2015 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
Feb 2 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015 |
Feb 2 2015 | Stipulation to dismiss the writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received. |
Feb 3 2015 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |
NEW: SCOTUS adds one new case to its docket for next term: Hemphill v. New York, a criminal-procedure case about the interaction between hearsay rules and the right of defendants to confront witnesses against them. Still no action on major petitions involving guns and abortion.
The court will release orders at 9:30 a.m. EDT followed by oral argument in two cases.
First, whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations are βIndian Tribesβ for purposes of CARES Act Covid-related relief.
By @StanfordLawβs Gregory Ablavsky.
Are Alaska Native corporations Indian tribes? A multimillion-dollar question - SCOTUSblog
Are Alaska Native corporations β special corporations that Congress created in 1971 when it resolved Native claims ...
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It's official: In the first-ever SCOTUS bracketology tournament, our readers have chosen CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN as the greatest justice in history. The author of Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, and Miranda v. Arizona defeated top-seeded John Marshall in the final round.
We've reached the final round of SCOTUS bracketology, and two illustrious chief justices are facing off for the championship. One wrote Marbury v. Madison. The other wrote Brown v. Board. Our full write-up on both finalists is here: https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/04/the-great-chief-and-the-super-chief-a-final-showdown-in-supreme-court-march-madness/
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NEW: The Supreme Court will issue opinion(s?) next Thursday April 22. Weβre still waiting on decisions in the ACA case and Fulton v. City of Philadelphia about religious liberty and LGBT rights.
Four Democrats unveiled legislation today to expand the size of the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13 -- but Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate quickly threw cold water on the proposal.
Here's our report from @jamesromoser:
Bill to enlarge the Supreme Court faces dim prospects in Congress - SCOTUSblog
Four congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court from ...
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